- Date
- February 24, 1973
- Place
- Lexington, MO · LEXINGTON, MO
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N3578UCessna 182
- Status
- Completed · report April 4, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730224004389A
- Case key
- 169915
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0387 73/2/24 LEXINGTON,MO CESSNA 182 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 55, 920 TIME - 1530 N3578U PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 200 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LEXINGTON DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION KANSAS CITY,MO LEXINGTON,MO TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIDDEN HAZARD FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY REMARKS- NOSE WHEEL SANK INTO SOFT SPOT IN TURF RWY.FLD RPTD SOFT,WET BUT SAFE TO USE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3578U
- Reported as
- Cessna 182
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Lexington
N3578URegistration cancelled Sep 2, 1975 · Cessna 182FAirframe modelCessna 182FEngine modelContinental O-470 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.