CHI69F0183

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · Rockford, IL · July 22, 1968

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 22, 1968
Place
Rockford, IL · ROCKFORD, IL
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N4560UCessna 150
Status
Completed · report September 26, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
109217

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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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3-2422  68/7/22    ROCKFORD,ILL        CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 39, 30 TOTAL
        TIME - 1827                    N4560U              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GREATER ROCKFORD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT

Aircraft

Registration
N4560U
Reported as
Cessna 150
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Greater Rockford

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