- Date
- September 7, 1973
- Place
- Elkhart, IN · ELKHART, IN
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N3260UCessna 182F
- Status
- Completed · report November 8, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730907028239A
- Case key
- 188432
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2972 73/9/7 ELKHART,IND CESSNA 182F CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 40, 1120 TIME - 1745 N3260U PX- 0 0 0 PRACTICE TOTAL HOURS, 455 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ELKHART,IND LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION OVERSHOOT LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND REMARKS- NOSE GR HIT CULVERT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3260U
- Reported as
- Cessna 182F
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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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.