FTW78DQG47

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 182 · Tulia, TX · June 14, 1978

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 14, 1978
Place
Tulia, TX · TULIA, TX
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N735SNCessna 182
Status
Completed · report September 11, 1978
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
140652

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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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3-2107  78/6/14    TULIA,TX            CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 22, 116
        TIME - 0830                    N735SN              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 14 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TULIA-SWISHER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          AMARILLO,TX                 TULIA,TX
        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
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: UNMARKED OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- 12IN TALL MOUND OF DIRT AT END OF RWY LEVELED AFTER ACCIDENT.

Aircraft

Registration
N735SN
Reported as
Cessna 182
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Tulia-Swisher

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.