IAD79DLJ05

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172 · Fort Bragg, NC · February 27, 1979

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
February 27, 1979
Place
Fort Bragg, NC · FORT BRAGG, NC
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N1461VCessna 172
Status
Completed · report April 6, 1979
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19790227018449A
Case key
137293

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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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3-0359  79/2/27    FORT BRAGG,NC       CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 29, 356
        TIME - 1615                    N1461V              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      TOTAL HOURS, 14 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SIMMONS AAF
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FORT BRAGG,NC               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE

Aircraft

Registration
N1461V
Reported as
Cessna 172
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Simmons Aaf

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Other investigations on N1461V · 1

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