19951213040519A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172M · Palm Springs, CA · December 13, 1995

Date
December 13, 1995 · 14:51 local
Place
Palm Springs, CA
Airport
Palm Springs Regional Airport
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N73601
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX96LA071
Reported as
Cessna 172M
Reported engine
Lycoming O320E2D
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
711 total671 in this make and model14 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Reported engine problem on climbout. Reversed course and made hard downwind landing on 13L. Porpoised. Folded gear.

As the FAA filed it

REPORTED ENGINE PROBLEM ON CLIMBOUT. REVERSED COURSE AND MADE HARD DOWNWIND LANDING ON 13L. PORPOISED. FOLDED GEAR.

NTSB investigation

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