- Date
- November 21, 1976
- Place
- Farmington, NM · FARMINGTON, NM
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N5581BCessna 182
- Status
- Completed · report December 16, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19761121035579A
- Case key
- 156405
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3442 76/11/21 NR.FARMINGTON,NM CESSNA 182 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 48, 160 TIME - 1700 N5581B PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 76 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LA VIDA MISSION DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FARMINGTON,NM LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK LANDING: GO-AROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS REMARKS- PLT INADVERTENTLY RAISED FLAPS AND IMMEDIATELY RESET DURING GO-AROUND.ACFT HIT SAND DUNE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5581B
- Reported as
- Cessna 182
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- La Vida Mission
N5581BRegistration cancelled Jan 31, 2013 · Cessna 182Airframe modelCessna 182Engine modelContinental O-470 series
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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.