- Date
- April 2, 1978
- Place
- Wichita Falls, TX · WICHITA FALLS, TX
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N70390Cessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report May 12, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780402006969A
- Case key
- 142648
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0541 78/4/2 WICHITA FALLS,TX CESSNA 172 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 36, 67 TOTAL TIME - 1315 N70390 PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 6 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - KICKAPOO DOWNTOWN DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP SHEPPARD AFB,TX LOCAL WICHITA FALLS,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 PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
Aircraft
- Registration
- N70390
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Kickapoo Downtown
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.