- Date
- July 3, 1975
- Place
- Bessemer, AL · BESSEMER, AL
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N51059Cessna 172H
- Status
- Completed · report November 19, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 149993
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2869 75/7/3 BESSEMER,AL CESSNA 172H CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1845 N51059 PX- 0 0 1 DUAL AGE UNK/NR, 1407 TOTAL DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 HOURS, 189 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BESSEMER DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BESSEMER,AL LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) DUAL STUDENT - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF DUAL STUDENT - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE REMARKS- STUDENT DISTRACTED DRG FLARE OUT ALLOWED ACFT TO PITCH DWN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N51059
- Reported as
- Cessna 172H
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Bessemer
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