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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172K · Mackinac Island, MI · July 24, 1981

Date
July 24, 1981 · 13:10 local
Place
Mackinac Island, MI
Airport
Mackinac Island
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N78424
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI81DEM34
Reported as
Cessna 172K
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
816 total311 in this make and model26 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Turbulence on landing. Bounced, came down sideways, slid off runway. Collapsed nose gear and overturned.

As the FAA filed it

TURBULENCE ON LANDING. BOUNCED, CAME DOWN SIDEWAYS, SLID OFF RUNWAY. COLLAPSED NOSE GEAR AND OVERTURNED.

NTSB investigation

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