- Date
- August 20, 1968
- Place
- Kenai, AK · KENAI, AK
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5417CCessna 170A
- Status
- Completed · report October 29, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 109029
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2984 68/8/20 NR.KENAI,ALAS CESSNA 170A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 35, 75 TOTAL TIME - 1800 N5417C PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 7 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - FUNNY RIVER STRIP TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: GO-AROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER REMARKS- ATTEMPTED LNDG ON MARGINAL STRIP. PLT BOUNCED ON LNDG,INSUFFICIENT RNWY FOR SAFE GO AROUND.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5417C
- Reported as
- Cessna 170A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Funny River Strip
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Other investigations on N5417C · 2
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