CHI72DEP52

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172 · Sturtevant, WI · June 19, 1972

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 19, 1972
Place
Sturtevant, WI · STURTEVANT, WI
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N7514XCessna 172
Status
Completed · report February 17, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
167427

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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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3-2244  72/6/19    STURTEVANT,WIS      CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 31, 450
        TIME - 0900                    N7514X              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 20 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SYLVANIA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          VINTON,IOWA                 STURTEVANT,WIS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS
        REMARKS- LNDD RWY 26 WIND FR 150 DEGREES 5-10K.PLT ABORTED PREVIOUS LDG.FLAPS LOWERED DURG LDG ROLL.

Aircraft

Registration
N7514X
Reported as
Cessna 172
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Sylvania

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.