# Accident 20101201052979A: Cessna 172R, Warrensburg, MO, December 1, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 1, 2010, 09:00 local time
- Place: Warrensburg, MO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: CMXS
- Location: 38.7613° N, 93.7176° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Warrensburg, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7613&lon=-93.7176&mi=10
- Aircraft: N465CM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N465CM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172R (registry code 2072401, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172R
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO360 SER
- People aboard: 0
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20101201052979A

## Narrative

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

NOTE: BOX 3, DATE OF EVENT, REFLECTS THE DATE OF DISCOVERY OF ACCIDENT DAMAGE.  ON 11/23/2010, A STAFF CFI MADE A "NOSE STRUT FLAT" ENTRY IN THE AIRPLANE'S DISCREPANCY LOG FOLLOWING HIS SOLO NIGHT FLIGHT FOR THE PURPOSE OF MAINTAINING NIGHT CURRENCY.ON 11/29/2010, THE LOWER NOSE STRUT SEAL WAS REPLACED & THE STRUT WAS REPLENISHED WITH FLUID & AIR, AND THE AIRPLANE RETURNED TO SERVICE.ON 12/01/2010, A STUDENT PILOT REPORTED THE NOSE STRUT LOW DURING A PRE-FLIGHT INSPECTION, AND THE AIRPLANE WAS RETURNED TO THE MAINTENANCE SHOP.  AGAIN, THE LOWER STRUT SEAL WAS REPLACED AND THE STRUT SUPPLIED WITH FLUID AND AIR.  ACCORDING TO THE DIRECTOR OF MAINTENANCE, THE NOSE STRUT WAS OBSERVED "RAPIDLY GOING FLAT."  FLUID WAS ALSO OBSERVED LEAKING FROM THE UPPER SEAL.  WHEN THE COWLING WAS REMOVED, DAMAGE TO THE FIREWALL AND DOUBLER WHERE THE NOSE GEAR IS ATTACHED WAS DISCOVERED.  WHEN SOME INTERIOR CARPET WAS REMOVED, ADDITIONAL DAMAGE TO THE FRONT FLOOR PANEL WAS DISCOVERED.  CURRENTLY UNABLE TO RELATE THIS DAMAGE TO A PARTICULAR FLIGHT OR IDENTIFY A PILOT IN COMMAND.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N465CM (1)

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

- [Incident 20191007016999I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20191007016999I), Oct 7, 2019: Cessna 172R (N465CM), Higginsville, MO, Minor damage. On climb out from Higginsville airport (hig) in Higginsville, MO, the instructor and student observed a large bird directly ahead of the aircraft. The pilot…

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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