IAD77DID06

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172H · Lynchburg, VA · November 14, 1976

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
November 14, 1976
Place
Lynchburg, VA · LYNCHBURG, VA
Injuries
3 uninjured
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N3252LCessna 172HN8605TCessna 182C
Status
Completed · report January 10, 1977
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
156598

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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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3-3894  76/11/14   LYNCHBURG,VA        CESSNA 182C         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 55, 803
        TIME - 1145                    N8605T              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 24 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  1                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FALWELL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LYNCHBURG,VA               UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH ON GROUND                  STATIC: ENGINE RUNUP
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
        FACTOR(S)
          MISC - JEPPSEN J-AID RECOMMENDED WRONG LANDING RWY
        REMARKS- PLT POSITIONED ACFT W WING EXTENDING ONTO RWY.
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3894  76/11/14   LYNCHBURG,VA        CESSNA 172H         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 22, 183
        TIME - 1145                    N3252L              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 117 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  2                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FALWELL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          ELIZABETHTON,TN             LYNCHBURG,VA                 BLUEFIELD,WV
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH ON GROUND                  LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
        FACTOR(S)
          MISC - JEPPSEN J-AID RECOMMENDED WRONG LANDING RWY

Aircraft · 2

Registration
N3252L
Reported as
Cessna 172H
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Falwell

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.

Registration
N8605T
Reported as
Cessna 182C
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Falwell

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.