LAX72DXM02

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 140 · Paso Robles, CA · July 4, 1971

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 4, 1971
Place
Paso Robles, CA · PASO ROBLES, CA
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N89201Cessna 140
Status
Completed · report February 29, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
162565

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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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3-2384   71/7/4    PASO ROBLES,CALIF   CESSNA 140          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 40, 169
        TIME - 1445                    N89201              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 47 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MACGILLIVRAY RNCH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SANTA MARIA,CALIF           PASO ROBLES,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        REMARKS- 60 DEG X-WND LDG,12K GUSTS.ACFT BOUNCED ON LDG,DRIFTED L,HIT SOFT SHLDR OF RWY,TURNED OVER.

Aircraft

Registration
N89201
Reported as
Cessna 140
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Macgillivray Rnch

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.