- Date
- October 15, 1972
- Place
- Howe, IN · HOWE, IN
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 3 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N4490LCessna 172G
- Status
- Completed · report March 5, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 168524
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2714 72/10/15 HOWE,IND CESSNA 172G CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 44, 93 TOTAL TIME - 1148 N4490L PX- 0 1 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 91 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - REID-EASH DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MENTONE,IND 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 PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING FACTOR(S) WEATHER - SUDDEN WINDSHIFT WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES NONE 320 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 10 VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE REMARKS- WIND GUSTY,VRBL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4490L
- Reported as
- Cessna 172G
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Reid-Eash
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