CHI71DDJ48

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 337A · Delavan, WI · April 9, 1971

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
April 9, 1971
Place
Delavan, WI · DELAVAN, WI
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N5327SCessna 337A
Status
Completed · report December 21, 1971
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
161050

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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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3-1219   71/4/9    DELAVAN,WIS         CESSNA 337A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 32, 488
        TIME - 1640                    N5327S              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 151 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LAKE LAWN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHICAGO,ILL                 DELAVAN,WIS
        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
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFING RECEIVED-METHOD UNKNOWN
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        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
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          300                                                       18
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- WIND GUSTS 28K.

Aircraft

Registration
N5327S
Reported as
Cessna 337A
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Lake Lawn

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