Cessna 172RG N941SM

Summary

On 19 November 2008 at about 22:45 local time, a Cessna 172RG registered N941SM, operated by Delta State University, was involved in an accident near Cleveland, Mississippi, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

19 November 2008 at 22:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Cleveland, Mississippi, United States

Nearest airport

Cleveland Municipal Airport (RNV)

Coordinates

33.7611, -90.7578

Aircraft

Cessna 172RG

Registration

N941SM

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Delta State University

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Cleveland → Cleveland

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA09CA071

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to lower the landing gear prior to touchdown.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot was performing a solo flight in preparation for a commercial rating. After three uneventful touch-and-go landings, the number of airplanes in the pattern increased from two to four or five. The pilot sequenced himself between two other training flights and inadvertently failed to lower the landing gear prior to landing. Substantial damage to the wing strut crossover bulkhead resulted. The chief flight instructor for the university flight training program reported that the accident scenario will be incorporated into the curriculum for all students.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.