- Date
- August 16, 1978
- Place
- Liberty, NC · LIBERTY, NC
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N372WPCessna 310F
- Status
- Completed · report October 24, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780816021779A
- Case key
- 139695
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2797 78/8/16 LIBERTY,NC CESSNA 310F CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1030 N372WP PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 42, 4751 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 358 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CAUSEY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP GREENSBORO,NC LOCAL LIBERTY,NC TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) DUAL STUDENT - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED DUAL STUDENT - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND DUAL STUDENT - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT REMARKS- ACFT MAKING SHORT FLD LANDING.UNARRESTED HIGH SINK RATE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N372WP
- Reported as
- Cessna 310F
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Causey
N372WPRegistration cancelled Aug 26, 2019 · Cessna 310RAirframe modelCessna 310REngine modelContinental IO-520 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N372WP · 1
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