# NTSB GAA20WA105: Cessna 172, Cork, Ireland, January 6, 2020

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: January 6, 2020, 13:10 local (13:10 UTC)
- Place: Cork, Ireland
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Landing: Landing gear collapse](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: General Aviation Accidents
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 100810
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=GAA20WA105
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/100810/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA20WA105

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Landing: Landing gear collapse](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 1,787 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

The government of Ireland has notified the NTSB of an accident involving a CESSNA 172 airplane that occurred on January 06, 2020. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the government of Ireland's investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13.All investigative information will be released by the government of Ireland.

## Aircraft

- Registration: EI-DDX (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172 (S)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 172S8313
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Operator: Flight Training School
- Registered owner: Flight Training School
- Departed: Cork
- Destination: Cork

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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