# Accident 20130808014819A: Cessna 172RG, Covington, WA, August 8, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 8, 2013, 13:13 local time
- Place: Covington, WA
- Airport: Crest Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.3372° N, 122.1036° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.3372&lon=-122.1036&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4886V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4886V-2018-03-15) (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
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 4,600 total, 200 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR13CA369](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13CA369) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130808014819A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT STATED THAT THE TWO PILOTS WERE TO BUSY WITH THE CHECK SHEET THAT THEY FORGOT TO PUT THE LANDING GEAR DOWN. THE A/C LANDED  ON THE BELLY CAUSING AN ANGLE ON A MAIN STRUCTURE TO BE GROUND THROUGH.

THE PIC STATED THAT HE WAS GIVING  INSTRUCTION.

## 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 WPR13CA369](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13CA369), Aug 8, 2013: Cessna 172RG (N4886V), Kent, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: Failure of the certified flight instructor and student pilot to complete the landing checklist resulting in a gear-up landing.

## Other reports on N4886V (1)

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

- [Incident 19950430014159I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950430014159I), Apr 30, 1995: Cessna 172RG (N4886V), Renton, WA, Minor damage. During flight check touch and go pilot inadventently retracted landing gear on landing roll.

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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