- Date
- September 1, 1971
- Place
- Jacksonville, FL · JACKSONVILLE, FL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N78703Cessna 172K
- Status
- Completed · report June 29, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 164069
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4145 71/9/1 JACKSONVILLE,FLA CESSNA 172K CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 29, 117 TIME - 1645 N78703 PX- 0 0 0 PRACTICE TOTAL HOURS, 3 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CRAIG FIELD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION JACKSONVILLE,FLA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL ASSEMBLIES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING REMARKS- UPPER TORQUE LINK TO NOSE GR SHOCK TUBE BOLT P/N-0543008,SHEARED.PLT NOTED VIBRATION DRG TKOF.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N78703
- Reported as
- Cessna 172K
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Craig Field
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