- Date
- April 5, 1978
- Place
- Wrens, GA · WRENS, GA
- Injuries
- 2 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N7862GCessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report July 14, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780405008309A
- Case key
- 142419
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1112 78/4/5 WRENS,GA CESSNA 172 CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1840 N7862G PX- 0 0 1 DUAL AGE 35, 1811 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 535 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WRENS MEMORIAL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION AUGUSTA,GA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) DUAL STUDENT - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT FACILITIES: OTHER REMARKS- COLLIDED WITH 10 TO 12IN RWY LIP THAT WAS EXCAVATED FOR A PLANNED EXTENSION.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7862G
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Wrens Memorial
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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.