- Date
- November 2, 1973
- Place
- Michigan City, IN · MICHIGAN CITY, IN
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N6987GCessna 150
- Status
- Completed · report November 2, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 188523
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2869 73/11/2 MICHIGAN CITY,IND CESSNA 150 CR- 0 1 0 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 36, 16 TOTAL TIME - 0940 N6987G PX- 0 0 0 SOLO HOURS, 5 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MICHIGAN CITY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MICHIGAN CITY,IND LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE REMARKS- 2ND LDG T/D APRX 400FT SHORT OF RWY 23.NOSE LDG GR BROKE ON IMPACT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6987G
- Reported as
- Cessna 150
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Michigan City
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