CHI76FEK16

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172 · Sidney, OH · May 26, 1976

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
May 26, 1976
Place
Sidney, OH · SIDNEY, OH
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N131MTCessna 172
Status
Completed · report July 22, 1976
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19760526014299A
Case key
154083

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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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3-1311  76/5/26    SIDNEY,OH           CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 44, 41 TOTAL
        TIME - 2015                    N131MT              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 28 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SIDNEY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SIDNEY,OH                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE

Aircraft

Registration
N131MT
Reported as
Cessna 172
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Sidney

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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.