- Date
- July 13, 1973
- Place
- Chicago, IL · CHICAGO, IL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5244UCessna 206
- Status
- Completed · report August 22, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730713021399A
- Case key
- 189675
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1699 73/7/13 CHICAGO,ILL CESSNA 206 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 39, 627 TIME - 0838 N5244U PX- 0 0 1 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 25 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MEIGS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP ALTON,ILL CHICAGO,ILL CHICAGO,ILL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING FACTOR(S) WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE WEATHER BRIEFING - SELF-HELP,PILOT CHECKED WEATHER DATA SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE BROKEN 2500 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND NONE RIGHT QUARTERING HEAD WIND 023-067 DEGREES TEMPERATURE-F WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES 80 250 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 15 VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE REMARKS- TOWER RPT WIND CONDITIONS AS VARIABLE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5244U
- Reported as
- Cessna 206
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Meigs
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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.
Other investigations on N5244U · 1
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