- Date
- March 10, 1982, 13:25 local (20:25 UTC)
- Place
- Tucson, AZ
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8492BHatz CB-1
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 10, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820310003609A
- Case key
- 72868
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Hard landing
Flare - improperCause
Main gear collapsed
Landing gear,main gear - overloadFactor
Nose over
Analysis
The pilot reported that during landing, he flared early, misjudged his height, and landed hard. The left gear failed during touchdown, and the aircraft flipped over.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8492B
- Reported as
- Hatz CB-1
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- 10124C
- Airframe hours
- 20
- Engine
- Lycoming O-290, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- R A Chaney Jr
- Registered owner
- R A Chaney Jr
- Departed
- Tucson, AZ
- Destination
- Tucson, AZ
- Airport
- Ryan Field, runway 34, 3,500 × 0 ft, dirt
N8492BRegistered now · Chaney Russell A HATZ CB-1Airframe modelChaney Russell A HATZ CB-1Engine modelLycoming 0-290 series
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.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 58
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 278 total · 20 in this make and model · 219 as pilot in command · 8 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 360° at 3 knots
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Temperature
- 176 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.