- Date
- May 20, 1978
- Place
- Tuscaloosa, AL · TUSCALOOSA, AL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N52587Cessna 182
- Status
- Completed · report August 28, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780520010509A
- Case key
- 141997
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1431 78/5/20 TUSCALOOSA,AL CESSNA 182 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 41, 243 TIME - 1630 N52587 PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 229 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - TUSCALOOSA MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BIRMINGHAM,AL TUSCALOOSA,AL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER REMARKS- DITCH ADJ TO RWY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N52587
- Reported as
- Cessna 182
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Tuscaloosa Muni
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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