19870710070619A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172P · Grass Valley, CA · July 10, 1987

Date
July 10, 1987 · 19:30 local
Place
Grass Valley, CA
Airport
Nevada County Airpark
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N5259K
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX87LA270
Reported as
Cessna 172P
Reported engine
Lycoming O320D2J
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
72 total6 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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The aircraft landed hard, bending the propeller. High density altitude. Low time pilot.

As the FAA filed it

THE AIRCRAFT LANDED HARD, BENDING THE PROPELLER. HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE. LOW TIME PILOT.

NTSB investigation

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Other reports on N5259K · 1

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