LAX72FUA28

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 177 · Long Beach, CA · November 27, 1971

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
November 27, 1971
Place
Long Beach, CA · LONG BEACH, CA
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N29343Cessna 177
Status
Completed · report May 8, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
164362

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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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3-3668  71/11/27   LONG BEACH,CALIF    CESSNA 177          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 42, 389
        TIME - 1520                    N29343              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 359 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LONG BEACH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LONG BEACH,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 LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- HIT ON NOSE GR.

Aircraft

Registration
N29343
Reported as
Cessna 177
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Long Beach

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.