- Date
- October 14, 1969
- Place
- Valdosta, GA · VALDOSTA, GA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N3177TCessna 177
- Status
- Completed · report July 24, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 154162
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4707 69/10/14 VALDOSTA,GA CESSNA 177 CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 34, 52 TOTAL TIME - 1700 N3177T PX- 0 0 0 TRAINING HOURS, 3 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - VALDOSTA DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION VALDOSTA,GA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT REMARKS- BENT FIREWALL AND NOSE GR MOUNT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3177T
- Reported as
- Cessna 177
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Valdosta
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