CHI78DEP31

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172 · Middleton, WI · April 13, 1978

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
April 13, 1978
Place
Middleton, WI · MIDDLETON, WI
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N73362Cessna 172
Status
Completed · report October 2, 1978
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19780413023279A
Case key
142112

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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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3-2307  78/4/13    MIDDLETON,WI        CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1935                    N73362              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 55, 3296 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            348 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MOREY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MADISON,WI                  MIDDLETON,WI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - NOT ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY/INTENDED LANDING AREA
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND

Aircraft

Registration
N73362
Reported as
Cessna 172
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Morey

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Other investigations on N73362 · 1

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