- Date
- May 2, 1972
- Place
- Athens, GA · ATHENS, GA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N9459LAmer Avco AA-1
- Status
- Completed · report February 10, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 166143
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1701 72/5/2 ATHENS,GA AMER AVCO AA-1 CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 43, 21 TOTAL TIME - 1230 N9459L PX- 0 0 0 SOLO HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ATHENS MUNICIPAL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ATHENS,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
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9459L
- Reported as
- Amer Avco AA-1
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Athens Municipal
N9459LRegistration cancelled Dec 31, 2022 · American AA-1AAirframe modelAmerican AA-1AEngine modelLycoming 0-235 series
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