- Date
- February 21, 1970
- Place
- Hemet, CA · HEMET, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N2355HErco 415-CD
- Status
- Completed · report September 22, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 136001
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0881 70/2/21 HEMET,CALIF ERCO 415-CD CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1530 N2355H PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 24, 506 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 195 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HEMET-RYAN DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION REDLANDS,CALIF HEMET,CALIF TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE REMARKS- PLT TURNED SWITCH OFF TO SIMULATE ENG FAILURE. UNDERSHOT RWY,LANDED IN ROUGH AREA.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2355H
- Reported as
- Erco 415-CD
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Hemet-Ryan
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