- Date
- June 26, 1971
- Place
- Chino, CA · CHINO, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N7726Fournier RF-4D
- Status
- Completed · report March 3, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 161709
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2498 71/6/26 CHINO,CALIF FOURNIER RF-4D CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 36, 300 TIME - 2010 N7726 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 0 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CHINO DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CHINO,CALIF LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE REMARKS- PWRD SAILPLANE,RETRACTABLE WHEEL.HIT RWY HARD AFTR APPLYING SPOILER.1ST FLT.BRIEFED BY OWNERS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7726
- Reported as
- Fournier RF-4D
- Category
- Glider, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Chino