# Accident 20080830845129A: Cessna 172, Newton, MS, August 30, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 30, 2008, 11:30 local time
- Place: Newton, MS
- Airport: James H Easom Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.3089° N, 89.1325° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.3089&lon=-89.1325&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6478E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6478E-2018-01-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172 (registry code 2072402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 300 total, 300 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC08CA303](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08CA303) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080830845129A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) PILOT STATED NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED UPON LANDING.  NOSE GEAR HAD COLLAPSED.  RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR WAS BENT UPWARD AND AFT.  DAMAGE WAS NOTED ON THE RIGHT WING TIP.  DAMAGE NOTED ON UNDERNEATH AND RIGHT SIDE OF FUSELAGE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC08CA303](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08CA303), Aug 30, 2008: Cessna 172 (N6478E), Newton, MS, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control while landing.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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