- Date
- September 16, 1969
- Place
- Marlette, MI · MARLETTE, MI
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N7097TCessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report May 7, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 157295
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4008 69/9/16 MARLETTE,MICH CESSNA 172 CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 49, 30 TOTAL TIME - 1630 N7097T PX- 0 0 0 TRAINING HOURS, 20 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MARLETTE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MARLETTE,MICH MARLETTE,MICH TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION OVERSHOOT LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT DOOR/PANEL OPEN REMARKS- COWL ACCESS DOOR CAME OPEN. PLT LANDED ABOUT HALFWAY DOWN RWY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7097T
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Marlette
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