MIA73DLD23

NTSB accident investigation · Waco RNF · Palma Sola, FL · October 26, 1972

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
October 26, 1972
Place
Palma Sola, FL · PALMA SOLA, FL
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N11456Waco RNF
Status
Completed · report April 9, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
169269

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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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3-4000  72/10/26   PALMA SOLA,FLA      WACO RNF            CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 32, 2258
        TIME - 1030                    N11456              PX-  0  0  0  CHECK                     TOTAL HOURS, 75 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PALMA SOLA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SARASOTA,FLA                PALMA SOLA,FLA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
        REMARKS- LNDD WITH BRAKES ON.RATED PLT BEING CKD OUT IN MAKE AND MODEL.

Aircraft

Registration
N11456
Reported as
Waco RNF
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Palma Sola

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.