- Date
- April 20, 1971
- Place
- Westland, MI · WESTLAND, MI
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N119DHCessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report February 29, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 160755
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2365 71/4/20 WESTLAND,MICH CESSNA 172 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 41, 90 TOTAL TIME - 1805 N119DH PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 50 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - NATIONAL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MONROE,MICH WESTLAND,MICH TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM) SYSTEMS - HYDRAULIC SYSTEM: SEALS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LEAK/LEAKAGE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE REMARKS- L WHEEL CYL SHOWED HYD FLUID LEAKAGE.HIT HOLE IN SHOULDER OF RWY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N119DH
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- National
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