MIA74DKT85

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 182 · Key West, FL · May 27, 1974

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
May 27, 1974
Place
Key West, FL · KEY WEST, FL
Injuries
4 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N8938GCessna 182
Status
Completed · report July 17, 1974
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19740527015449A
Case key
125853

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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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3-1592  74/5/27    KEY WEST,FLA        CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 21, 88 TOTAL
        TIME - 1840                    N8938G              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 8 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NAVY AIR STATION
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FREEPORT,GRND BAHAMA        KEY WEST,FLA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND

Aircraft

Registration
N8938G
Reported as
Cessna 182
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Navy Air Station

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FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.