CHI71DEE66

NTSB accident investigation · Aero-Comdr 100 · Mendota, IL · April 17, 1971

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
April 17, 1971
Place
Mendota, IL · MENDOTA, IL
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N2952TAero-Comdr 100
Status
Completed · report December 27, 1971
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
160398

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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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3-1235  71/4/17    MENDOTA,ILL         AERO-COMDR 100      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 30, 164
        TIME - 1735                    N2952T              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 4 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SONDGEROTH STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MENDOTA,ILL                 LOCAL
        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)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE

Aircraft

Registration
N2952T
Reported as
Aero-Comdr 100
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Sondgeroth Strip

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.