CHI73FEP28

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172D · Franklin, WI · November 4, 1972

Accident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
November 4, 1972
Place
Franklin, WI · FRANKLIN, WI
Injuries
1 minor, 3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N2841UCessna 172D
Status
Completed · report March 16, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
168950

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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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3-3202   72/11/4   FRANKLIN,WIS        CESSNA 172D         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 33, 119
        TIME - 2355                    N2841U              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 52 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HALES CORNERS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHICAGO,ILL                 FRANKLIN,WIS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
        REMARKS- NIGHT LDG ON UNLIT RWY.8K TAILWIND.

Aircraft

Registration
N2841U
Reported as
Cessna 172D
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Hales Corners

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.