ATL80FIG13

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172M · Westminster, MD · July 25, 1980

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 25, 1980
Place
Westminster, MD · WESTMINSTER, MD
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N9243HCessna 172M
Status
Completed · report October 20, 1980
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19800725030679A
Case key
129654

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2188  80/7/25    WESTMINSTER,MD      CESSNA 172M         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 47, 80 TOTAL
        TIME - 1745                    N9243H              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 5 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CLEARVIEW
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CANASTOTA,NY                FREDERICK,MD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          SCATTERED                                                UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          HAZE                                                     LEFT CROSS WIND 248-292 DEGREES
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          202                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR
        REMARKS- CLDS/HAZE NR DEST ARPT,WENT TO ALTERNATE.THIRD ATMT TO LAND,BOUNCED,SWERVED RIGHT,HIT VASI.

Aircraft

Registration
N9243H
Reported as
Cessna 172M
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Clearview

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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Other investigations on N9243H · 1

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