DEN73DTC10

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 180B · Glendo, WY · October 11, 1972

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
October 11, 1972
Place
Glendo, WY · GLENDO, WY
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N9122TCessna 180B
Status
Completed · report March 6, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
168528

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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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3-2727  72/10/11   GLENDO,WYO          CESSNA 180B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 42, 1106
        TIME - 1405                    N9122T              PX-  0  0  1  AERIAL SURVEY             TOTAL HOURS, 194 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GLENDO,WYO                  GLENDO,WYO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        REMARKS- ALT AGL TOO LOW TO RESPOND TO RAPID PWR ADVANCE.LDG ON RIDGE.

Aircraft

Registration
N9122T
Reported as
Cessna 180B
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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