- Date
- July 4, 1970
- Place
- Chester, WV · CHESTER, WV
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N3350TCessna 177
- Status
- Completed · report December 8, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 127587
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1414 70/7/4 CHESTER,W VA CESSNA 177 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 48, 180 TIME - 1858 N3350T PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 3 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WATERFORD TRACK DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION E.LIVERPOOL,OHIO CHESTER,W VA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION OVERSHOOT LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: GO-AROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,AND ALTITUDE PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE BROKEN 8000 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND NONE RIGHT CROSS WIND 068-112 DEGREES TEMPERATURE-F WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES 83 270 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 10 VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE REMARKS- BOUNCED AFTER LNDG LONG,DID NOT PROMPTLY REDUCE TO ONE-HALF FLAPS ON GO-AROUND AS PER HANDBOOK.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3350T
- Reported as
- Cessna 177
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Waterford Track
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