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NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 182 · Great Falls, MT · July 12, 1981

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 12, 1981
Place
Great Falls, MT · GREAT FALLS, MT
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N21055Cessna 182
Status
Completed · report February 2, 1982
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19810712052539A
Case key
124142

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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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3-3238  81/7/12    GREAT FALLS,MT      CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1900                    N21055              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  AGE 32, 3994 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            1000 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GREAT FALLS INTL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GREAT FALLS,MT              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS
        REMARKS- AFT SIM PWR FAILURE STU PLT DID NOT LOWER NOSE PROMPTLY & ACFT STARTED TO SINK,INSTR APLD FULL PWR

Aircraft

Registration
N21055
Reported as
Cessna 182
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Great Falls Intl

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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