CHI82DEM03

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 177 · Mattawan, MI · November 10, 1981

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
November 10, 1981
Place
Mattawan, MI · MATTAWAN, MI
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N3194TCessna 177
Status
Completed · report December 9, 1981
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19811110074099A
Case key
136464

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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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3-2776  81/11/10   MATTAWAN,MI         CESSNA 177          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 63, 877
        TIME - 1630                    N3194T              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 775 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MATTAWAN AIRPARK
        DEPARTURE POINT
          MATTAWAN,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
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: POORLY MAINTAINED RUNWAY SURFACE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- RWY SURFACE ROUGH.

Aircraft

Registration
N3194T
Reported as
Cessna 177
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Mattawan Airpark

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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