- Date
- August 6, 1977
- Place
- Powhatan, VA · POWHATAN, VA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5755TCessna R172E
- Status
- Completed · report October 10, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770806026139A
- Case key
- 158675
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2710 77/8/6 POWHATAN,VA CESSNA R172E CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 29, 18 TOTAL TIME - 1700 N5755T PX- 0 0 0 TRAINING HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - FLAT ROCK DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION POWHATAN,VA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5755T
- Reported as
- Cessna R172E
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Flat Rock
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N5755T · 1
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