LAX81DXQ27

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna R172K · So Lake Tahoe, CA · July 20, 1981

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 20, 1981
Place
So Lake Tahoe, CA · SO LAKE TAHOE, CA
Injuries
4 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N9927VCessna R172K
Status
Completed · report August 24, 1981
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19810720042939A
Case key
124944

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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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3-1565  81/7/20    SO LAKE TAHOE,CA    CESSNA R172K        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0400                    N9927V              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 30, 564 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            207 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LAKE TAHOE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SAN JOSE,CA                 SO LAKE TAHOE,CA
        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

Aircraft

Registration
N9927V
Reported as
Cessna R172K
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Lake Tahoe

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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Other investigations on N9927V · 1

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