CHI78FCA04

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172M · Cahokia, IL · September 26, 1978

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 26, 1978
Place
Cahokia, IL · CAHOKIA, IL
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N20471Cessna 172M
Status
Completed · report January 18, 1979
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19780926029939A
Case key
139322

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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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3-3468  78/9/26    CAHOKIA,IL          CESSNA 172M         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 23, 28 TOTAL
        TIME - 1744                    N20471              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 24 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BI-STATE PARKS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CAHOKIA,IL                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- AIRCRAFT DEPARTED RUNWAY.

Aircraft

Registration
N20471
Reported as
Cessna 172M
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Bi-State Parks

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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Other investigations on N20471 · 1

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