# Accident 20200218000519A: Cessna 177RG, Chesterfield, MO, February 18, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 18, 2020, 19:01 local time
- Place: Chesterfield, MO
- Airport: Spirit Of St Louis
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.6572° N, 90.6511° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6572&lon=-90.6511&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2763V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2763V-2021-12-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177RG (registry code 2073709, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177rg) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-A1B6D (registry code 41593, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-a1b6d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177RG
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-360-A1B6D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 4,323 total, 11 in this make and model, 74 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN20LA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20LA095) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200218000519A

## Narrative

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

A STUDENT PILOT AND INSTRUCTOR PILOT WERE PRACTICING NIGHT LANDINGS TO A FULL STOP. THE STUDENT AND INSTRUCTOR PILOT STATED THE APPROACH WAS NORMAL AND GEAR WAS EXTENDED. UPON TOUCHDOWN, THE STUDENT AND INSTRUCTOR PILOT STATED THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO SETTLE UNTIL MAKING CONTACT WITH THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT SLID, ON ITS BELLY, APPROXIMATELY 700 FEET TO A STOP ON RUNWAY 26R, SUS. DAMAGE WAS VISUALLY NOTED TO SEVERAL BELLY SKINS, NOSE GEAR DOORS, ANTENNAS, PROP, EXHAUST, LEFT AND RIGHT FOOTSTEPS.

## 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 CEN20LA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20LA095), Feb 19, 2020: Cessna 177RG (N2763V), Chesterfield, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight instructor’s and student pilot’s failure to ensure that the landing gear was extended before landing.

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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