- Date
- December 30, 1966
- Place
- Richmond, VA · RICHMOND, VA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8556UCessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report April 5, 1967
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 119964
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4160 66/12/30 RICHMOND VA CESSNA 172 CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 37, 22 TOTAL TIME - 1300 N8556U PX- 0 0 0 TRAINING HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - NORTHFIELD TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: GO-AROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: ICE/SLUSH ON RUNWAY PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE REMARKS- RUNWAY ICY.ACFT SLID AFTER TOUCDOWN,STRUCK SNOWBANK DURING GO AROUND.PLT LANDED ON SMALL FIELD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8556U
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Northfield
N8556URegistration cancelled Nov 24, 2014 · Cessna 172FAirframe modelCessna 172FEngine modelContinental 0-300 series
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Other investigations on N8556U · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.