# Accident 20090405005829A: Cessna 172RG, Charleston, SC, April 5, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 5, 2009, 16:15 local time
- Place: Charleston, SC
- Airport: Charleston Executive
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.7008° N, 80.0028° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7008&lon=-80.0028&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6208V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6208V-2012-03-06) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 195 total, 21 in this make and model, 29 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA09CA234](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09CA234) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090405005829A

## Narrative

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

(-23)  ON APRIL 5, 2009, AT APPROXIMATELY 1515Z, N6208V, A CE-172-RG MADE A GEAR-UP LANDING ON RW 22 AT JOHNS ISLAND AIRPORT (JZI).  THERE WERE 2 PEOPLE ON BOARD WITH NO INJURIES.  THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE FUSELAGE SPAR.

## 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 ERA09CA234](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09CA234), Apr 5, 2009: Cessna 172RG (N6208V), Charleston, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to extend the landing gear before landing. Contributing to the accident was the diversion of the pilot's attention to an airplane on a converging final approach course.

## Other reports on N6208V (3)

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

- [Incident 19940208005209I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940208005209I), Feb 8, 1994: Cessna 172RG (N6208V), Charleston, SC, Minor damage. Narrative: nose landing gear collapsed during landing roll-out. Examination of the aircraft disclosed minor damage to the nose landing gear doors and abrasion…
- [Incident 19860718078939I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860718078939I), Jul 18, 1986: Cessna 172RG (N6208V), Charleston, SC, Minor damage. Student raised gear prior to aircraft becoming airborne resulting in minor damage. Instructor counselled.
- [Incident 19830222010309I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830222010309I), Feb 22, 1983: Cessna 172RG (N6208V), Johns Island, SC, Minor damage. Allowed aircraft to porpoise after landing. Propeller struck the runway before pilot could recover.

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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