- Date
- August 24, 1981
- Place
- Ruidoso, NM · RUIDOSO, NM
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N6157QCessna 320F
- Status
- Completed · report October 15, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810824057429A
- Case key
- 124008
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2535 81/8/24 RUIDOSO,NM CESSNA 320F CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0745 N6157Q PX- 0 0 0 BUSINESS AGE 38, 1851 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 39 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - RUIDOSO MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED RUIDOSO,NM UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,AND ALTITUDE FACTOR(S) WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND NONE LIGHT AND VARIABLE TEMPERATURE-F TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 51 VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE REMARKS- D/A APRX 7500FT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6157Q
- Reported as
- Cessna 320F
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Ruidoso Muni
N6157QRegistration cancelled Feb 11, 2013 · Cessna 320FAirframe modelCessna 320FEngine modelContinental GTSIO-520-C
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.
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.