- Date
- July 25, 1972
- Place
- Bellville, TX · BELLVILLE, TX
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N2547CCessna 170B
- Status
- Completed · report March 7, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 168062
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2786 72/7/25 BELLVILLE,TEX CESSNA 170B CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 28, 205 TIME - 1835 N2547C PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 99 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GRAWUNDER DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BELLVILLE,TEX LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION OVERSHOOT LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL GROUND-WATER-LOOP-SWERVE FACTOR(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND REMARKS- PLT LNDD HALF WAY DN RWY.RIGHT BRAKE FAILED.GROUND-LOOPED TO KEEP FM RUNNING OFF END.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2547C
- Reported as
- Cessna 170B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Grawunder
N2547CRegistration cancelled Jul 20, 2017 · Cessna 170BAirframe modelCessna 170BEngine modelContinental C145 series
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