- Date
- February 21, 1978
- Place
- Aberdeen, SD · ABERDEEN, SD
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N733FSCessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report March 17, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780221002079A
- Case key
- 143499
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0027 78/2/21 ABERDEEN,SD CESSNA 172 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 52, 60 TOTAL TIME - 1620 N733FS PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ABERDEEN DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ABERDEEN,SD LOCAL 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 LEVEL OFF PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE REMARKS- LNDD NOSE WHEEL FIRST.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N733FS
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Aberdeen
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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.