- Date
- March 14, 1974
- Place
- Opelika, AL · OPELIKA, AL
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N3455GCessna 180
- Status
- Completed · report June 20, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 124224
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1302 74/3/14 OPELIKA,ALA CESSNA 180 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 64, 3500 TIME - 1715 N3455G PX- 0 0 2 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 2000 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - STRIP TEASE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION COLUMBUS,GA OPELIKA,ALA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE REMARKS- L WHEEL HIT LOW SPOT DRG LDG ROLL.MAJOR DMG TO LDG GR AND GR STRUCTURE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3455G
- Reported as
- Cessna 180
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Strip Tease