- Date
- April 8, 1981
- Place
- Paducah, TX · PADUCAH, TX
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N52846Cessna 172P
- Status
- Completed · report May 12, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810408014979A
- Case key
- 126890
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0487 81/4/8 PADUCAH,TX CESSNA 172P CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 42, 292 TIME - 1700 N52846 PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 154 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - DAN E RICHARDS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SULPHUR SPRINGS,TX PADUCAH,TX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND REMARKS- PLT STATED ALT TOO HIGH TURNING ON FINAL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N52846
- Reported as
- Cessna 172P
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Dan E Richards
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N52846 · 1
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