FTW72DPD45

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · Abilene, TX · June 4, 1972

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 4, 1972
Place
Abilene, TX · ABILENE, TX
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N1797QCessna 150
Status
Completed · report February 14, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
167049

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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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3-1911   72/6/4    ABILENE,TEX         CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 36, 21 TOTAL
        TIME - 1530                    N1797Q              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ABILENE MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ABILENE,TEX                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        REMARKS- ENG MOUNT DMGD

Aircraft

Registration
N1797Q
Reported as
Cessna 150
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Abilene Muni

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.

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