- Date
- March 14, 1978
- Place
- Richland, MI · RICHLAND, MI
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N120JACessna 120
- Status
- Completed · report July 3, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 143352
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0920 78/3/14 RICHLAND,MI CESSNA 120 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 30, 181 TIME - 1348 N120JA PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 164 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-MINOR OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION KALAMAZOO,MI RICHLAND,MI TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT REMARKS- PLT LOGBOOK SHOWED 2HRS FLT TIME IN LAST 90 DAYS
Aircraft
- Registration
- N120JA
- Reported as
- Cessna 120
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Minor damage