- Date
- February 9, 1969
- Place
- Shallowater, TX · SHALLOWATER, TX
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N7921UCessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report June 2, 1969
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 191231
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0705 69/2/9 SHALLOWATER,TEX CESSNA 172 CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 43, 35 TOTAL TIME - 1415 N7921U PX- 0 0 1 TRAINING HOURS, 5 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SHALLOWATER TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND NONE LEFT CROSS WIND 248-292 DEGREES WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 200 18 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE REMARKS- RNWY NARROW. 70 DEG L X-WIND 18K.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7921U
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Shallowater
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Other investigations on N7921U · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB MKC86LA097Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportVan Buren, MOThe pilot states that he had been advised of utility lines on both ends of the airstrip, and that several aircraft had previously experienced landing problems there. He further states that as he initiated a go-around he was caught in a downdraft he could not…NTSB FTW67F0422Accident · No injuriesClosedBuchanon Dam, TX