FTW70FRA09

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 182K · Houston, TX · April 5, 1970

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
April 5, 1970
Place
Houston, TX · HOUSTON, TX
Injuries
4 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N2438QCessna 182K
Status
Completed · report January 7, 1971
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
128483

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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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3-1628   70/4/5    HOUSTON,TEX         CESSNA 182K         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 50, 95 TOTAL
        TIME - 1509                    N2438Q              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 6 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WILLIAM P.HOBBY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PALESTINE,TEX               HOUSTON,TEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- INITIATED GO-ARND AFTR SERIES OF HARD BOUNCES.DMGD FIRE WALL,NO ELEV CTL.NSE GR COLLAPSED 2ND LDG.

Aircraft

Registration
N2438Q
Reported as
Cessna 182K
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
William P.Hobby

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.