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FAA accident report · Cessna 172RG · St Louis, MO · September 19, 2008

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Date
September 19, 2008 · 16:03 local
Place
St Louis, MO
Airport
Spirit Of St Louis
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N6416V
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN08LA159
Reported as
Cessna 172RG
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,000 total5 in this make and model5 in the last 90 days
N6416VRegistration cancelled Jun 20, 2013 · Cessna 172RGS/N 172RG0678 · Built 1980Airframe modelCessna 172RGEngine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) On September 19, 2008, privacy data omitted was acting as pilot in command of a rental Cessna 172RG, registration number N6416V and departed Spirit of st. Louis airport (sus) for a local flight. After takeoff, privacy data omitted put the gear handle in the up position and got an unsafe gear indication. privacy data omitted Put the gear handle in the down position and could not get the nose gear to extend. After burning off fuel for 3 hours and 3 landing attempts on the main gear trying to get the nose gear to come out of the cowling, a decision was made between the pilot and maintenance personnel for the operator of the airplane to leave the landing gear in the up position and belly the aircraft in on the runway. privacy data omitted Landed on rwy 8L and slid for approximately 170 yards before coming to rest. privacy data omitted Departed the aircraft with no injuries. The aircraft was lifted up on the runway, the landing gear was lowered and the aircraft was towed to the maintenance facility. The aircraft received substantial damage to the belly skins and a main structural frame member which will result in a major repair to the aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON SEPTEMBER 19, 2008, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS ACTING AS PILOT IN COMMAND OF A RENTAL CESSNA 172RG, REGISTRATION NUMBER N6416V AND DEPARTED SPIRIT OF ST. LOUIS AIRPORT (SUS) FOR A LOCAL FLIGHT. AFTER TAKEOFF, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ PUT THE GEAR HANDLE IN THE UP POSITION AND GOT AN UNSAFE GEAR INDICATION. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ PUT THE GEAR HANDLE IN THE DOWN POSITION AND COULD NOT GET THE NOSE GEAR TO EXTEND. AFTER BURNING OFF FUEL FOR 3 HOURS AND 3 LANDING ATTEMPTS ON THE MAIN GEAR TRYING TO GET THE NOSE GEAR TO COME OUT OF THE COWLING, A DECISION WAS MADE BETWEEN THE PILOT AND MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL FOR THE OPERATOR OF THE AIRPLANE TO LEAVE THE LANDING GEAR IN THE UP POSITION AND BELLY THE AIRCRAFT IN ON THE RUNWAY. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ LANDED ON RWY 8L AND SLID FOR APPROXIMATELY 170 YARDS BEFORE COMING TO REST. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT WITH NO INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT WAS LIFTED UP ON THE RUNWAY, THE LANDING GEAR WAS LOWERED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED TO THE MAINTENANCE FACILITY. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE BELLY SKINS AND A MAIN STRUCTURAL FRAME MEMBER WHICH WILL RESULT IN A MAJOR REPAIR TO THE AIRCRAFT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB DEN08LA159Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSt. Louis, MOThe improper maintenance performed resulting in a jammed nose landing gear door preventing the extension of the nose landing gear.Sep 19, 2008 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N6416V · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 19840825052079ITouch And Go Landing · Lincoln, NEStudent raised the gear handle in place of the flaps on a touch and go. CFI failed to guard the gear switch.Aug 25, 1984 · Minor damage