- Date
- June 11, 1970
- Place
- Dwight, IL · DWIGHT, IL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N372LACessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report March 30, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 124925
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2525 70/6/11 DWIGHT,ILL CESSNA 172 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 34, 76 TOTAL TIME - 1130 N372LA PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 3 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - DWIGHT DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION HINSDALE,ILL DWIGHT,ILL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION OVERSHOOT LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE SCATTERED UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND NONE LEFT QUARTERING HEAD WIND 293-337 DEGREES TEMPERATURE-F WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES 80 220 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 18 VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR REMARKS- FULL FLAP LDG LAST THIRD OF 2400FT RWY,HIT FENCE,OVERTURNED. 50 DEG X-WIND.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N372LA
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Dwight
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