CHI76FEC41

NTSB accident investigation · Navion G · Brighton, MI · May 22, 1976

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
May 22, 1976
Place
Brighton, MI · BRIGHTON, MI
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N2450TNavion G
Status
Completed · report June 29, 1976
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19760522013539A
Case key
154170

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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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3-1066  76/5/22    BRIGHTON,MI         NAVION G            CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 45, 1700
        TIME - 1455                    N2450T              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 1200 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MILLER STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GRAND RAPIDS,MI             BRIGHTON,MI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
        REMARKS- INSUFFICIENT RWY LEFT FOR GO-AROUND FLAPS LEFT DWN DUE LACK OF TIME TO RETRACT.

Aircraft

Registration
N2450T
Reported as
Navion G
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Miller Strip

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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.