- Date
- July 17, 1970
- Place
- Lubbock, TX · LUBBOCK, TX
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N70981Cessna 182M
- Status
- Completed · report May 22, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 109764
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3113 70/7/17 LUBBOCK,TEX CESSNA 182M CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 53, 82 TOTAL TIME - 0930 N70981 PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 18 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WEST TEXAS AIR DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ALAMEDA,N MEX LUBBOCK,TEX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND MISCELLANEOUS - VORTEX TURBULENCE REMARKS- TWR CAUTION WAKE TURB DEPG DC-9.ENCNTRD TURB PRIOR TO TCHDWN,NOSE TIRE BLOWN DRG LDG,RAN OFF RWY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N70981
- Reported as
- Cessna 182M
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- West Texas Air
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