FTW71FRG50

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172L · San Antonio, TX · November 17, 1970

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
November 17, 1970
Place
San Antonio, TX · SAN ANTONIO, TX
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N7654GCessna 172L
Status
Completed · report August 16, 1971
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
159241

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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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3-4189  70/11/17   SAN ANTONIO,TEX     CESSNA 172L         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 49, 192
        TIME - 1145                    N7654G              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 39 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SAN ANTONIO INTL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SAN ANTONIO,TEX             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- PORPOISED. BENT NOSE GR AND FIREWALL.

Aircraft

Registration
N7654G
Reported as
Cessna 172L
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
San Antonio Intl

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.