CHI72DEM26

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 182 · Charlevoix, MI · September 4, 1971

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 4, 1971
Place
Charlevoix, MI · CHARLEVOIX, MI
Injuries
4 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N3179RCessna 182
Status
Completed · report April 17, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
163982

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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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3-3337   71/9/4    CHARLEVOIX,MICH     CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 44, 106
        TIME - 1700                    N3179R              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 35 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CHARLEVOIX
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PONTIAC,MICH                CHARLEVOIX,MICH
        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
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- SUB DMG TO NOSE GR AND FIREWALL.

Aircraft

Registration
N3179R
Reported as
Cessna 182
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Charlevoix

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.