FTW68D0453

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 182 · Wichita Falls, TX · February 17, 1968

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
February 17, 1968
Place
Wichita Falls, TX · WICHITA FALLS, TX
Injuries
4 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N3410RCessna 182
Status
Completed · report March 26, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
111817

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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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3-0314  68/2/17    WICHITA FALLS,TEX   CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 24, 136
        TIME - 1125                    N3410R              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 9 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WICHITA FALLS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        REMARKS- PLT MADE GO-AROUND,LNDG SAFELY. PORPOISED ON PREVIOUS LNDG.

Aircraft

Registration
N3410R
Reported as
Cessna 182
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Wichita Falls

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.