FTW70FRG29

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 182L · San Marcos, TX · April 2, 1970

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
April 2, 1970
Place
San Marcos, TX · SAN MARCOS, TX
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N42533Cessna 182L
Status
Completed · report June 9, 1970
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
139116

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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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3-0101   70/4/2    SAN MARCOS,TEX      CESSNA 182L         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 33, 2159
        TIME - 1620                    N42533              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 2 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SCHNEIDER RANCH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HOUSTON,TEX                 SAN MARCOS,TEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- COMM PLT PAX APPLIED BRAKES AFTER T/D,RELEASED BRAKES WHEN PLT SAID HE WAS GOING AROUND.

Aircraft

Registration
N42533
Reported as
Cessna 182L
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Schneider Ranch

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.