- Date
- February 25, 1980
- Place
- Rock Springs, WY · ROCK SPRINGS, WY
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5216ECessna 172N
- Status
- Completed · report July 2, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800225004099A
- Case key
- 131403
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0796 80/2/25 ROCK SPRINGS,WY CESSNA 172N CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 27, 62 TOTAL TIME - 1523 N5216E PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ROCK SPRINGS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ROCK SPRINGS,WY LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE REMARKS- NOSE WHEEL BLEW OUT ON LNDG
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5216E
- Reported as
- Cessna 172N
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Rock Springs
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.