MIA67D0399

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 190 · Marathon, FL · February 26, 1967

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
February 26, 1967
Place
Marathon, FL · MARATHON, FL
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N4406CCessna 190
Status
Completed · report August 8, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
118429

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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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3-0620  67/2/26    MARATHON FLA        CESSNA 190          CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 35, 4526
        TIME - 0815                    N4406C              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 56 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MARATHON
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     LEFT QUARTERING HEAD WIND 293-337 DEGREES
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
           55                                                       30
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           12                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          DVFR
        REMARKS- LEFT QUARTERING HEADWIND 12 KNOTS GUSTS TO 20 KNOTS

Aircraft

Registration
N4406C
Reported as
Cessna 190
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Marathon

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