FTW77FRA36

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172F · Pearland, TX · September 26, 1977

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 26, 1977
Place
Pearland, TX · PEARLAND, TX
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N8400UCessna 172F
Status
Completed · report November 2, 1977
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19770926030569A
Case key
145125

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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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3-2741  77/9/26    PEARLAND,TX         CESSNA 172F         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 52, 511
        TIME - 2100                    N8400U              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 399 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PEARLAND
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BAYTOWN,TX                  PEARLAND,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
        REMARKS- OVERSHOT APCH.

Aircraft

Registration
N8400U
Reported as
Cessna 172F
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Pearland

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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.