- Date
- September 3, 1971
- Place
- Martinsville, IN · MARTINSVILLE, IN
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N2427LCessna 172L
- Status
- Completed · report April 13, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 163987
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3341 71/9/3 MARTINSVILLE,IND CESSNA 172L CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 34, 113 TIME - 1500 N2427L PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 23 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MARTINSVILLE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LOUISVILLE,KY MARTINSVILLE,IND TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING REMARKS- SUB DMG TO FIREWALL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2427L
- Reported as
- Cessna 172L
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Martinsville
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