CHI70D0165

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 210 · Lexington, KY · July 29, 1969

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 29, 1969
Place
Lexington, KY · LEXINGTON, KY
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N9578TCessna 210
Status
Completed · report March 17, 1970
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
161033

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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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3-3246  69/7/29    LEXINGTON,KY        CESSNA 210          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 18, 86 TOTAL
        TIME - 1900                    N9578T              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 18 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BLUE GRASS FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT
          OWENSBORO,KY
        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 LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- ACFT PORPOISED ON LDG.

Aircraft

Registration
N9578T
Reported as
Cessna 210
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Blue Grass Field

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.