MIA71DKJ62

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150H · Montevallo, AL · June 20, 1971

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 20, 1971
Place
Montevallo, AL · MONTEVALLO, AL
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N7012SCessna 150H
Status
Completed · report February 18, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
161861

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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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3-2191  71/6/20    MONTEVALLO,ALA      CESSNA 150H         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 17, 53 TOTAL
        TIME - 1945                    N7012S              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 24 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FLYING X RANCH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SHELBY CO APRT              MONTEVALLO,ALA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: AIRPORT HAZARD                            LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- PLT DID NOT LND IN CNTR OF RWY,HIT OIL DRUMS THAT MARK THE R SIDE OF RWY.NOSE GR BROKE OFF.

Aircraft

Registration
N7012S
Reported as
Cessna 150H
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Flying X Ranch

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.