CHI72FEG28

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172 · Batavia, OH · February 17, 1972

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
February 17, 1972
Place
Batavia, OH · BATAVIA, OH
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N8572BCessna 172
Status
Completed · report February 17, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
165485

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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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3-2037  72/2/17    BATAVIA,OHIO        CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 26, 15 TOTAL
        TIME - 1030                    N8572B              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CLERMONT COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BATAVIA,OHIO                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PERSONNEL - FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR: INADEQUATE TRAINING OF STUDENT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- 1ST SOLO LDG.

Aircraft

Registration
N8572B
Reported as
Cessna 172
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Clermont County

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.