- Date
- February 2, 1971
- Place
- Charlotte, NC · CHARLOTTE, NC
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5385SCessna 337A
- Status
- Completed · report March 30, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 132584
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0026 71/2/2 CHARLOTTE,NC CESSNA 337A CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 47, 932 TIME - 1710 N5385S PX- 1 0 0 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 313 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - DOUGLAS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION RALEIGH-DURHAM,NC CHARLOTTE,NC TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN STALL LANDING: GO-AROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED REMARKS- BOUNCED TWICE. ENTERED STEEP CLIMB TO ABOUT 80 FT AGL. STALLED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5385S
- Reported as
- Cessna 337A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Douglas
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