- Date
- August 1, 1981
- Place
- Grass Valley, CA · GRASS VALLEY, CA
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N4938GCessna 172N
- Status
- Completed · report November 9, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810801046739A
- Case key
- 202514
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2308 81/8/1 GRASS VALLEY, CA CESSNA 172N CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 40, 91 TOTAL TIME - 1430 N4938G PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 18 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GRASS VALLEY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PALO ALTO,CA GRASS VALLEY, CA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING REMARKS- NOSE WHL TIRE BLEW OUT,ACFT WENT OFF SIDE OF RWY INTO PLOWED GND.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4938G
- Reported as
- Cessna 172N
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Grass Valley
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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