Cessna 172RG N4886V

Summary

On 8 August 2013 at about 19:45 local time, a Cessna 172RG registered N4886V, operated by Crest Airpark Inc, was involved in an accident near Kent, Washington, United States. 2 people were 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

8 August 2013 at 19:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Kent, Washington, United States

Nearest airport

Crest Airpark (S36)

Coordinates

47.3372, -122.1036

Aircraft

Cessna 172RG

Registration

N4886V

Category

Airplane

Year built

1980

Engines

1

Operator

Crest Airpark Inc

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Kent → Kent

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR13CA369

Nobody was injured.

Failure of the certified flight instructor and student pilot to complete the landing checklist resulting in a gear-up landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

During an instructional flight, the flight instructor requested that the student pilot, a commercial rated pilot in the right seat, demonstrate a simulated emergency engine-out landing. The student reduced the throttle to idle, turned toward the runway, and completed the GUMPS (gas, undercarriage, mixture, propeller, seat belt and switches) checklist. The student announced that he would not lower the landing gear and flaps until the runway was assured. Once established on centerline, a final check was not completed, and the student made a gear-up landing. The lower fuselage was substantially damaged. The pilot reported no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airframe or engine that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.