CHI79FEP21

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 340 · Milwaukee, WI · January 3, 1979

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
January 3, 1979
Place
Milwaukee, WI · MILWAUKEE, WI
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N888HBCessna 340
Status
Completed · report March 28, 1979
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19790103000199A
Case key
137754

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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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3-0177   79/1/3    MILWAUKEE,WI        CESSNA 340          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 0829                    N888HB              PX-  0  0  1  CORP/EXEC                 40, 4485 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            1760 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TIMMERMAN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MERRILL,WI                  MILWAUKEE,WI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY

Aircraft

Registration
N888HB
Reported as
Cessna 340
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Timmerman

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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Other investigations on N888HB · 1

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