- Date
- July 4, 1979
- Place
- Keller, TX · KELLER, TX
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N46320Cessna 172M
- Status
- Completed · report September 28, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790704022129A
- Case key
- 134750
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2217 79/7/4 KELLER,TX CESSNA 172M CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 25, 136 TIME - 1845 N46320 PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 5 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ALTA VISTA DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FT.WORTH,TX KELLER,TX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION OVERSHOOT LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL GROUND-WATER-LOOP-SWERVE REMARKS- WITNESSES STATED WND WAS FROM S AT 15 TO 20 KTS.COLLIDED W HANGAR & C-172,N4107L.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N46320
- Reported as
- Cessna 172M
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Alta Vista
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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.