# Accident 20080919848569A: Cessna 172RG, St Louis, MO, September 19, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 19, 2008, 16:03 local time
- Place: St Louis, MO
- Airport: Spirit Of St Louis
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.6619° N, 90.6519° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6619&lon=-90.6519&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6416V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6416V-2013-06-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172RG (registry code 2072438, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172rg) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172RG
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 5 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN08LA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN08LA159) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080919848569A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 DEN08LA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN08LA159), Sep 19, 2008: Cessna 172RG (N6416V), St. Louis, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The improper maintenance performed resulting in a jammed nose landing gear door preventing the extension of the nose landing gear.

## Other reports on N6416V (1)

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

- [Incident 19840825052079I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840825052079I), Aug 25, 1984: Cessna 172RG (N6416V), Lincoln, NE, Minor damage. Student raised the gear handle in place of the flaps on a touch and go. CFI failed to guard the gear switch.

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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