- Date
- April 26, 1970
- Place
- Center, CO · CENTER, CO
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N2780FCessna 182
- Status
- Completed · report January 12, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 129084
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1751 70/4/26 CENTER,COLO CESSNA 182 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 42, 425 TIME - 1400 N2780F PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 375 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LEACH FIELD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION DENVER,COLO CENTER,COLO TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND REMARKS- RWY AVAIL FOR MORE DIR HEADWIND LDG.BOUNCED ON LDG,APPLIED PWR,DRIFTED OFF RWY.WND GUSTING,25KTS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2780F
- Reported as
- Cessna 182
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Leach Field
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