MKC68D0505

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 177 · Plattsburg, MO · March 22, 1968

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
March 22, 1968
Place
Plattsburg, MO · PLATTSBURG, MO
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N2903XCessna 177
Status
Completed · report May 7, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
111063

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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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3-0687  68/3/22    PLATTSBURG,MO       CESSNA 177          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 23, 83 TOTAL
        TIME - 1630                    N2903X              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 7 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT

Aircraft

Registration
N2903X
Reported as
Cessna 177
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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