MIA75DKG82

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 177 · Brooks, GA · May 11, 1975

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
May 11, 1975
Place
Brooks, GA · BROOKS, GA
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N3228TCessna 177
Status
Completed · report October 9, 1975
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19750511021009A
Case key
149132

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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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3-2471  75/5/11    BROOKS,GA           CESSNA 177          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1800                    N3228T              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  45, 9249 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CEDAR RIDGE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          AMERICUS,GA                 BROOKS,GA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- CTCTD RWY IN SVR NOSE DWN ATTITUDE.

Aircraft

Registration
N3228T
Reported as
Cessna 177
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Cedar Ridge

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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.