- Date
- March 13, 1979
- Place
- Sanibel Island, FL · SANIBEL ISLAND, FL
- Injuries
- 4 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N75830Cessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report May 3, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790313004629A
- Case key
- 137474
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0452 79/3/13 SANIBEL ISLAND,FL CESSNA 172 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 62, 1755 TIME - 1105 N75830 PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 1645 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SANIBEL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAKELAND,FL SANIBEL ISLAND,FL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. REMARKS- ATTEMPTED GO-AROUND W CARBURETOR HEAT ON.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N75830
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Sanibel
N75830Registration cancelled Sep 17, 2013 · Cessna 172NAirframe modelCessna 172NEngine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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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.