- Date
- October 14, 1975
- Place
- Rockfort, IL · ROCKFORT, IL
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N4383QCessna 172L
- Status
- Completed · report November 20, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19751014034249A
- Case key
- 151235
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3094 75/10/14 ROCKFORT,IL CESSNA 172L CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1505 N4383Q PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 25, 1888 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 37 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - COTTONWOOD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ROCKFORT,IL LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION OVERSHOOT LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY REMARKS- T/D APRX 1/2 WAY DOWN 2540FT RWY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4383Q
- Reported as
- Cessna 172L
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Cottonwood
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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 N4383Q · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB ERA11LA105Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportDublin, NCThe pilot’s improper touchdown speed which resulted in a runway overrun. Contributing to the accident was the undetermined malfunction of the airspeed indicator.NTSB ATL95LA063Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSmyrna, TNThe flight instructor's failure to ensure that the magnetos were not energized prior to positioning the propeller, and the dual student's failure to place the ignition switch in the off position after the first start attempt.