FTW72DPD31

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172 · Fort Worth, TX · March 5, 1972

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
March 5, 1972
Place
Fort Worth, TX · FORT WORTH, TX
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N1442YCessna 172
Status
Completed · report November 7, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
165820

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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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3-0622   72/3/5    FORT WORTH,TEX      CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 36, 120
        TIME - 1545                    N1442Y              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 31 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GREATER SOUTHWEST
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FORT WORTH,TEX              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- NOSEWHEEL LDG.PROP DMGD.

Aircraft

Registration
N1442Y
Reported as
Cessna 172
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Greater Southwest

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.