# NTSB ATL90LA036: Cessna 550, N171LE, Covington, KY, November 30, 1989

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: November 30, 1989, 11:50 local (16:50 UTC)
- Place: Covington, KY
- Location: 39.0488° N, 84.6678° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CINCINNATI/NORTHERN KENTUCKY INTL (CVG), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0488&lon=-84.6678&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 16, 1992
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 8187
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL90LA036
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/8187/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90LA036

## Probable cause

FAILURE OF THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND (PIC) TO EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR AND INADEQUATE MONITORING BY THE CHECK PILOT, WHICH RESULTED IN A WHEELS-UP LANDING.

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Gear not extended, landing - flare/touchdown
  - gear extension - not performed, pilot in command (cause)
  - monitoring - inadequate, check pilot (cause)
  - wheels up landing - inadvertent (cause)

## Aircraft

- Registration: N171LE (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 550
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 325
- Airframe hours: 5058
- Engines: P&W JT15D-4 2500 lbs thrust turbo fan
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Part 91
- Operator: L.P. Enright, doing business as Enterprise Airlines
- Registered owner: Dr. L. P. Enright
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Continuous airworthiness, November 26, 1989, 55 hours before
- Departed: CVG, CINCINNATI, OH
- Destination: CVG, CINCINNATI, OH
- Flight plan: Company VFR
- Airport: CVG, Greater Cincinnati, runway 18, 9,501 × 150 ft, concrete

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 38; airline transport; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 9,509 total, 560 in this make and model, 9,110 as pilot in command, 35 in the last 90 days, 12 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 260° at 10 knots
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 36 °F, dew point 19 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: CVG

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19891130052039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891130052039A), Nov 30, 1989: Cessna 550, Covington - Cin, OH, Substantial damage. Instrument check ride pilot failed to extend gear for landing, scraped runway and went around.

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.

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