CHI81DEP17

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172 · Green Bay, WI · April 17, 1981

Accident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
April 17, 1981
Place
Green Bay, WI · GREEN BAY, WI
Injuries
1 minor
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N1303UCessna 172
Status
Completed · report May 13, 1981
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19810417017649A
Case key
126133

From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.

On this page

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
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0583  81/4/17    GREEN BAY,WI        CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 43, 26 TOTAL
        TIME - 1450                    N1303U              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - AUSTIN STAUBEL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GREEN BAY,WI                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          BROKEN                                                    25000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          4 MILES OR LESS                                          NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          HAZE                                                     LEFT QUARTERING HEAD WIND 293-337 DEGREES
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          260                                                       16
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE

Aircraft

Registration
N1303U
Reported as
Cessna 172
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Austin Staubel

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.