19730315006029A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172D · San Diego, CA · March 15, 1973

Date
March 15, 1973
Place
San Diego, CA
Airport
Lindbergh
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N79176
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX73FUM22
Reported as
Cessna 172D
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,544 total85 in this make and model224 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Acft went und wires,lndd nose wheel first,bounced,nose ovr. Nose strut and wheel broke.

As the FAA filed it

ACFT WENT UND WIRES,LNDD NOSE WHEEL FIRST,BOUNCED,NOSE OVR.NOSE STRUT AND WHEEL BROKE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.