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NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 182 · Taylorsville, NC · March 4, 1974

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
March 4, 1974
Place
Taylorsville, NC · TAYLORSVILLE, NC
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N2639GCessna 182
Status
Completed · report May 2, 1974
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19740304004679A
Case key
186762

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0564   74/3/4    TAYLORSVILLE,NC     CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 56, 2000
        TIME - 1200                    N2639G              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 1104 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TAYLORSVILLE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HICORY,NC                   TAYLORSVILLE,NC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIGH VEGETATION
        REMARKS- HIT WIRE FENCE.WIND GUSTING 30K.PLT RPTD NO BRAKING DUE HI GRASS.

Aircraft

Registration
N2639G
Reported as
Cessna 182
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Taylorsville

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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Other investigations on N2639G · 1

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