MIA71DKJ57

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 310 · Tuscaloosa, AL · June 4, 1971

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 4, 1971
Place
Tuscaloosa, AL · TUSCALOOSA, AL
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N8172MCessna 310
Status
Completed · report February 8, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
161419

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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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3-1893   71/6/4    TUSCALOOSA,ALA      CESSNA 310          CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1100                    N8172M              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 27, 3321 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            449 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - VAN DE GRAAFF
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TUSCALOOSA,ALA              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED GEAR

Aircraft

Registration
N8172M
Reported as
Cessna 310
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Van De Graaff