# NTSB CEN22LA169: Cessna 172RG, N5338V, Pearland, TX, April 3, 2022 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report - Date: April 3, 2022, 11:40 local (16:40 UTC) - Place: Pearland, TX - Coordinates: 29.518947, -95.240369 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.5189&lon=-95.2404&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing: Landing gear not configured](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/095) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed - Report: Approved by Office Director - Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish - NTSB office: Central Region - NTSB case key (mKey): 104915 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN22LA169 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/104915/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=104915 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA169 ## Probable cause The flight instructor's failure to extend the landing gear and perform a before landing checklist. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Landing gear system](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01023200): Aircraft › Aircraft systems · Not used/operated (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 172RG, 4 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01023200/cases.md?model=2072438), [All aircraft, 113 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01023200/cases.md) - [Use of equip/info: use of checklist](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063030): Personnel issues › Task performance · Instructor/check pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 172RG, 4 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063030/cases.md?model=2072438), [All aircraft, 336 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063030/cases.md) - [Action: forgotten action/omission](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041035): Personnel issues › Action/decision · Instructor/check pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 172RG, 8 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041035/cases.md?model=2072438), [All aircraft, 440 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041035/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing: Landing gear not configured](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/095) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna 172RG, 15 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/095/sequence.md?model=2072438), [All aircraft, 584 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/095/sequence.md) ## Analysis The flight instructor reported that he and pilot receiving instruction had performed eight takeoffs and landings without incident. The flight instructor’s procedure was to perform the checklist items and select landing gear down when established on downwind in the traffic pattern. During the final traffic pattern, they became distracted and did not perform the checklist. The pilot receiving instruction reported that they did not lower the landing gear during the final approach and the airplane landed wheels up. The airplane sustained damage to the lower fuselage structure during the landing. Video footage provided by the airport manager showed the airplane’s landing gear fully retracted during the approach. Neither pilot recalled hearing the landing gear warning horn prior to the gear up landing. The mechanic that recovered and examined the airplane after the accident reported that the landing gear extended normally, and the landing gear warning horn was audible. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N5338V](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5338V), registered now, S/N 172RG0509, built 1980 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 172RG - Registry model: [Cessna 172RG](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172rg) (registry code 2072438) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 172RG0509 - Year built: 1980 - Airframe hours: 14693 - Engines: Lycoming O-360 180 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Instructional, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, February 21, 2022 - Departed: LVJ, Pearland, TX - Airport: LVJ, Pearland Regional Airport, runway 14, 4,313 × 75 ft, concrete - Equipment: Stall warning system, ADS-B, Electronic multifunction display, Electronic primary flight display ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Flight instructor; age 85; injuries: none; airline transport; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine sea; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; last flight review March 27, 2022; seat: right; restraint: 3-point; flight hours: 7,511 total, 42 in this make and model, 7,318 as pilot in command, 56 in the last 90 days, 31 in the last 30 days, 0 in the last 24 hours - Pilot; age 24; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 1, without waivers/limitations; last flight review March 14, 2022; seat: left; restraint: 3-point; flight hours: 80 total, 3 in this make and model ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 130° at 10 knots, gusting 17 - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 3,000 ft - Temperature: 75 °F, dew point 57 °F - Altimeter: 30.02 inHg - Observed at: KLVJ - METAR: KLVJ 031653Z AUTO 13010G17KT 10SM CLR 24/14 A3002 RMK AO2 SLP164 T02440139 ## 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 20220403004919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220403004919A), Apr 3, 2022: Cessna 172RG, Perland, TX, Substantial damage. While on final approach to landing the flight instructor was distracted by a nonstable approach and giving flight instruction that the prelanding checklist was… ## Other investigations on N5338V (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 MIA93LA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA93LA123), May 20, 1993: Cessna 172RG (N5338V), Fort Lauderdale, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE LEFT MAIN GEAR PIVOT ASSEMBLY, RESULTING IN THE COLLAPSE OF THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR DURING THE LANDING ROLLOUT. ## Docket (4 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on May 2, 2022, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=104915. 4.5 MB in all. - Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 1, PDF, 9 pages, 3.5 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=13688892&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=6120%20N5388V_Redacted-Rel.pdf - Pilot's statement (item 2, PDF, 1 page, 77 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=13688567&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=N5338V-Updated%20Statement_Redacted-Rel.pdf - Photos (item 3, PDF, 2 pages, 681 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=13694676&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Docket%20Pics-Rel.pdf - Record of conversation with mechanic (item 4, PDF, 1 page, 156 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=13694125&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Record%20of%20conversation%20with%20mechanic-Rel.pdf 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.