DEN78DQA20

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172 · Glenwood, NM · April 18, 1978

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
April 18, 1978
Place
Glenwood, NM · GLENWOOD, NM
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N734PTCessna 172
Status
Completed · report May 25, 1978
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19780418006619A
Case key
142751

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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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3-0678  78/4/18    GLENWOOD,NM         CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 20, 216
        TIME - 1920                    N734PT              PX-  0  0  2  DUAL                      TOTAL HOURS, 37 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GLENWOOD-CATRON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          EL PASO,TX                  GLENWOOD,NM
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND

Aircraft

Registration
N734PT
Reported as
Cessna 172
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Glenwood-Catron

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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