MKC67F0146

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 182A · Mason City, IA · August 2, 1966

Accident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
August 2, 1966
Place
Mason City, IA · MASON CITY, IA
Injuries
2 minor
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N5183DCessna 182A
Status
Completed · report January 24, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
121889

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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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3-3419   66/8/2    MASON CITY IOWA     CESSNA 182A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 69, 200
        TIME - 1443                    N5183D              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MASON CITY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           STALL: MUSH                                              LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  DOOR/PANEL OPEN
        REMARKS- OIL ACCESS DOOR CAME OPEN.

Aircraft

Registration
N5183D
Reported as
Cessna 182A
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Mason City

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.