FTW76FPD58

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172 · Fort Worth, TX · September 12, 1976

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 12, 1976
Place
Fort Worth, TX · FORT WORTH, TX
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N12556Cessna 172
Status
Completed · report October 28, 1976
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19760912030919A
Case key
149776

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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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3-2598  76/9/12    FORT WORTH,TX       CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 41, 188
        TIME - 1815                    N12556              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 90 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - OAK GROVE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PRESCOTT,AR                 FORT WORTH,TX
        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
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE

Aircraft

Registration
N12556
Reported as
Cessna 172
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Oak Grove

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FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.