DEN75DTC08

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172 · Sheridan, WY · August 15, 1974

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 15, 1974
Place
Sheridan, WY · SHERIDAN, WY
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N13774Cessna 172
Status
Completed · report September 5, 1974
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19740815025419A
Case key
134547

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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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3-2183  74/8/15    SHERIDAN,WYO        CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 37, 14 TOTAL
        TIME - 0715                    N13774              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SHERIDAN COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SHERIDAN,WYO                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- FIRST SOLO FLT.BOUNCED LDG.FIREWALL BENT AND NOSE GR DMGD.

Aircraft

Registration
N13774
Reported as
Cessna 172
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Sheridan County

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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