Cessna 172RG N9783B

Summary

On 4 September 2008 at about 03:20 local time, a Cessna 172RG registered N9783B, operated by Spencer Aviation LLC, was involved in an accident near Almogordo, New Mexico, 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

4 September 2008 at 03:20

Classification

Accident

Location

Almogordo, New Mexico, United States

Nearest airport

White Sands Regional (ALM)

Coordinates

32.8790, -105.9499

Aircraft

Cessna 172RG

Registration

N9783B

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Spencer Aviation LLC

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Roswell → Alamogordo

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Night

NTSB number

DFW08CA227

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to extend the airplane's landing gear before landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

Following a 78-nautical-mile cross-country flight, the pilot forgot to extend the airplane's landing gear before landing. As the airplane veered off the runway the left wingtip impacted the ground resulting in substantial damage. The airplane came to rest in an upright position and the pilot was able to exit the airplane unassisted. The pilot was fatally injured four days later in a separate airplane accident; therefore, an NTSB 6120.1 form was not submitted.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.