MIA69F0427

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 182 · Copperhill, TN · April 3, 1969

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
April 3, 1969
Place
Copperhill, TN · COPPERHILL, TN
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N42745Cessna 182
Status
Completed · report June 11, 1969
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
191122

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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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3-0850   69/4/3    COPPERHILL,TENN     CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 26, 2611
        TIME - 1030                    N42745              PX-  0  0  1  OTHER PUBLIC              TOTAL HOURS, 145 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - COPPERHILL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - FLIGHT CONTROL SURFACES: ELEVATOR ASSEMBLY,ATTACHMENTS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - JAMMED
          FLT CONTROLS-UNABLE TO MOVE ELEV AFT OF NEUTRAL.
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  PITCH CONTROL PROBLEM

Aircraft

Registration
N42745
Reported as
Cessna 182
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Copperhill