CHI72DEA32

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 411 · Brownsburg, IN · February 19, 1972

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
February 19, 1972
Place
Brownsburg, IN · BROWNSBURG, IN
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Taxi
Aircraft
N7324UCessna 411
Status
Completed · report January 17, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
165544

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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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3-1150  72/2/19    BROWNSBURG,IND      CESSNA 411          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 35, 1514
        TIME - 1300                    N7324U              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 315 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BROWNSBURG
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          JOLIET,ILL                  BROWNSBURG,IND
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   TAXI: FROM LANDING
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- L GR WENT INTO SNOW CVRD DITCH AT RWY EDGE.PLT APPLIED PWR,NOSE GR COLLAPSED FROM SIDE LOADS.

Aircraft

Registration
N7324U
Reported as
Cessna 411
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Brownsburg

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.