DEN72DTE71

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 205 · Littleton, CO · May 22, 1972

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
May 22, 1972
Place
Littleton, CO · LITTLETON, CO
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N8394ZCessna 205
Status
Completed · report February 14, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
167087

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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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3-1859  72/5/22    LITTLETON,COLO      CESSNA 205          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 40, 55 TOTAL
        TIME - 1530                    N8394Z              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, 6 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - COLUMBINE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OKLAHOMA CITY,OKLA          LITTLETON,COLO
        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
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: WHEELS,TIRES,AXLES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL
        REMARKS- NOSE TIRE BLEW,RAN OFF RWY.NO DUAL PREV 90DAYS.

Aircraft

Registration
N8394Z
Reported as
Cessna 205
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Columbine

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.