CHI74FEE33

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 210H · Rockford, IL · November 15, 1973

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
November 15, 1973
Place
Rockford, IL · ROCKFORD, IL
Injuries
4 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N5991FCessna 210H
Status
Completed · report January 15, 1974
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19731115037289A
Case key
188064

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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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3-3509  73/11/15   ROCKFORD,ILL        CESSNA 210H         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 46, 960
        TIME - 2024                    N5991F              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 114 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GREATER ROCKFORD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MACOMB,ILL                  ROCKFORD,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
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRFRAME ICE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- CANCLD IFR,AS PLT RDCD PWR FOR LDG ACFT DEVELOPED HI SINK RATE.ABT 1/4IN RIME ICE LE WINGS,STAB.

Aircraft

Registration
N5991F
Reported as
Cessna 210H
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Greater Rockford

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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.