- Date
- November 2, 1979
- Place
- Houston, TX · HOUSTON, TX
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N2797QCessna 182
- Status
- Completed · report January 21, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19791102034159A
- Case key
- 134842
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2921 79/11/2 HOUSTON,TX CESSNA 182 CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 30, 550 TIME - 1300 N2797Q PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 55 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-MINOR OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WILLIAM P HOBBY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION HOUSTON,TX LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WATER IN FUEL MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. REMARKS- PLT STATED-LANDED HARD WHILE ATTEMPTING TO AVOID HITTING OTHER ACFT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2797Q
- Reported as
- Cessna 182
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Airport
- William P Hobby
N2797QRegistration cancelled Mar 1, 2018 · Cessna 182KAirframe modelCessna 182KEngine modelContinental O-470 series
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Other investigations on N2797Q · 1
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