- Date
- January 13, 1981
- Place
- Dothan, AL · DOTHAN, AL
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N78803Cessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report April 6, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810113001929A
- Case key
- 127402
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0263 81/1/13 DOTHAN,AL CESSNA 172 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 66, 1083 TIME - 1720 N78803 PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 7 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WHEELLESS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP MOBILE,AL ENTERPRISE,AL DOTHAN,AL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND REMARKS- ENTERED TFC PATTERN ON LH BASE LEG.OVERSHOT FINAL,CORRECTING,UNDERSHOT RWY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N78803
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Wheelless
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.