FTW71DPD03

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 182M · Abilene, TX · July 15, 1970

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 15, 1970
Place
Abilene, TX · ABILENE, TX
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N70993Cessna 182M
Status
Completed · report May 24, 1971
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
109882

From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.

On this page

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
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3123  70/7/15    ABILENE,TEX         CESSNA 182M         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             PRIVATE, AGE 36, 86 TOTAL
        TIME - 1815                    N70993              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, 1 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ABILENE MUNICIPAL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ABILENE,TEX                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        REMARKS- PLT LNDD ACFT NOSE WHEEL FIRST.ONE HOUR DUAL,15 MIN SOLO LAST 90 DAY PERIOD.

Aircraft

Registration
N70993
Reported as
Cessna 182M
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Abilene Municipal

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.