# NTSB LAX82FUJ33: Hatz CB-1, N8492B, Tucson, AZ, March 10, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: March 10, 1982, 13:25 local (20:25 UTC)
- Place: Tucson, AZ
- Location: 32.2217° N, 110.9265° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tucson, AZ, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.2217&lon=-110.9265&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 10, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 72868
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX82FUJ33
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/72868/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82FUJ33

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Hard landing, landing - flare/touchdown
  - flare - improper, pilot in command (cause)
- Main gear collapsed, landing - flare/touchdown
  - landing gear,main gear - overload (contributing factor)
- Nose over, landing - flare/touchdown

## 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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8492B), registered now, S/N 10124-C, built 1981 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HATZ CB-1
- Registry model: [Chaney Russell A HATZ CB-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/chaney-russell-a-hatz-cb-1) (registry code 05655BS) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-290 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (registry code 41506, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number: 10124C
- Airframe hours: 20
- Engines: 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

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 58; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19820310003609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820310003609A), Mar 10, 1982: Amtr HARTZCB1, Tucson, AZ, Substantial damage. Leveled off too high. Airplane dropped hard on runway. Impact collapsed gear. Airplane flipped over.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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