LAX72FUJ34

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172L · Phoenix, AZ · August 29, 1971

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 29, 1971
Place
Phoenix, AZ · PHOENIX, AZ
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N7548GCessna 172L
Status
Completed · report August 4, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
164037

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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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3-4344  71/8/29    PHOENIX,ARIZ        CESSNA 172L         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 20, 136
        TIME - 0827                    N7548G              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 10 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SKY HARBOR INTL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FLAGSTAFF,ARIZ              PHOENIX,ARIZ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED AND ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
        REMARKS- ON FINAL APCH,DUE TFC,TWR ADVSD SLO TO MIN SPEED.DRG APCH PLT REQ 360,TWR ADVSD NEG LND APCH END.

Aircraft

Registration
N7548G
Reported as
Cessna 172L
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Sky Harbor Intl

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.