- Date
- October 2, 1977
- Place
- Quartz Hill, CA · QUARTZ HILL, CA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N6660Schemp Cirrus
- Status
- Completed · report October 20, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19771002028149A
- Case key
- 145197
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2728 77/10/2 NR.QUARTZ HILL CA SCHEMP CIRRUS CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 26, 450 TIME - 1745 N6660 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 250 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - QUARTZ HILL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CALIFORNIA CITY,CA QUARTZ HILL CA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER REMARKS- WING CAUGHT WEED AT EDGE OF RWY CAUSING PITCH-UP,STALL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6660
- Reported as
- Schemp Cirrus
- Category
- Glider
- Engine
- none
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Quartz Hill
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.