MKC68D0486

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 177 · Mt Ayr, IA · March 16, 1968

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
March 16, 1968
Place
Mt Ayr, IA · MT AYR, IA
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N2605QCessna 177
Status
Completed · report May 6, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
111053

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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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3-0677  68/3/16    MT AYR,IOWA         CESSNA 177          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 25, 129
        TIME - 1500                    N2605Q              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 3 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MT AYR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND

Aircraft

Registration
N2605Q
Reported as
Cessna 177
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Mt Ayr

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