LAX72DUJ57

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 182A · Kayenta, AZ · September 12, 1971

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 12, 1971
Place
Kayenta, AZ · KAYENTA, AZ
Injuries
4 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N5181DCessna 182A
Status
Completed · report May 9, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
163789

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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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3-3682  71/9/12    KAYENTA,ARIZ        CESSNA 182A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 50, 178
        TIME - 1800                    N5181D              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ROCK POINT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WINDOW ROCK,ARIZ            KAYENTA,ARIZ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        REMARKS- SUBS DMG TO FIREWALL ALL CONTROL WIRES OUT OF RIG.

Aircraft

Registration
N5181D
Reported as
Cessna 182A
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Rock Point

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.