- Date
- April 25, 1977
- Place
- Sturgis, SD · STURGIS, SD
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- C-GXAVCessna 195A
- Status
- Completed · report August 4, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 146787
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- E-0008 77/4/25 STURGIS,SD CESSNA 195A CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 30, 1576 TIME - 1930 C-GXAV PX- 0 0 0 FERRY TOTAL HOURS, 85 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - STURGIS MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LEXINGTON,NE SPEARFISH,SD TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION OVERSHOOT LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SUNGLARE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PILOT FATIGUE REMARKS- DOWNWIND LDG BASED ON PLT WITNESS STATEMENT
Aircraft
- Registration
- C-GXAV
- Reported as
- Cessna 195A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Sturgis Muni