- Date
- October 4, 1970
- Place
- Aledo, IL · ALEDO, IL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8996BCessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report December 17, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 159011
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1479 70/10/4 ALEDO,ILL CESSNA 172 CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1320 N8996B PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 33, 238 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 21 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MERCER COUNTY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MOLINE,ILL ALEDO,ILL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) DUAL STUDENT - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE REMARKS- SHORT FIELD LDG PRACTICE.FULL FLAP,LEVEL OFF APRX 30FT AGL,WIND GUSTING 20KTS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8996B
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Mercer County
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