MIA72FLD14

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172L · Orlando, FL · October 3, 1971

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
October 3, 1971
Place
Orlando, FL · ORLANDO, FL
Injuries
1 serious
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N7766GCessna 172L
Status
Completed · report July 3, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
163309

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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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3-4175   71/10/3   ORLANDO,FLA         CESSNA 172L         CR-  0  1  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 50, 17 TOTAL
        TIME - 1034                    N7766G              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 2 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HERNDON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ORLANDO,FLA                 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
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- ACFT OBSVD HI LVL OFF NOSE PITCH DWN TO RWY.    .

Aircraft

Registration
N7766G
Reported as
Cessna 172L
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Herndon

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.