- Date
- September 13, 1971
- Place
- Des Moines, IA · DES MOINES, IA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N3240SCessna 182G
- Status
- Completed · report May 9, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 163803
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3704 71/9/13 DES MOINES,IOWA CESSNA 182G CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 45, 500 TIME - 0900 N3240S PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 30 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - DES MOINES DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CHEROKEE,IOWA DES MOINES,IOWA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING REMARKS- SUBS DMG TO FIREWALL AND FUSELAGE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3240S
- Reported as
- Cessna 182G
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Des Moines
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