- Date
- July 7, 1973
- Place
- Metamora, IL · METAMORA, IL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N2123NCessna 140
- Status
- Completed · report July 27, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730707018239A
- Case key
- 189760
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1250 73/7/7 METAMORA,ILL CESSNA 140 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 36, 885 TIME - 1715 N2123N PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 90 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WERNSMAN RLA DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PEKIN,ILL WERNSMAN,ILL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION OVERSHOOT LANDING: GO-AROUND GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL GROUND-WATER-LOOP-SWERVE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER REMARKS- PLT ELECTED DNWND LDG DUE RWY UPSLOPE.NOTED LONG LDG ATMTD GO-ARND,THROTTL STUCK.NO MALF FOUND.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2123N
- Reported as
- Cessna 140
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Wernsman Rla
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.