- Date
- September 17, 1972
- Place
- Abilene, KS · ABILENE, KS
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N89378Cessna 140
- Status
- Completed · report March 27, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 168266
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3573 72/9/17 ABILENE,KANS CESSNA 140 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 29, 596 TIME - 1859 N89378 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 30 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ABILENE,MUNICIPAL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ABILENE,KANS LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS PILOT IN COMMAND - SPONTANEOUS-IMPROPER ACTION REMARKS- INADVERTANTLY PRESSED TOE BRAKES WHILE MAKING LANDING ROLL ON WHEELS.PLT USED TO HEEL BRAKES
Aircraft
- Registration
- N89378
- Reported as
- Cessna 140
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Abilene,Municipal
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