- Date
- February 21, 1980
- Place
- Grand Forks, ND · GRAND FORKS, ND
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- CFRFRCessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report April 22, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 131613
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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-0012 80/2/21 NR.GRAND FORKS,ND CESSNA 172 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL CERTIFICATE OTHER, AGE TIME - 1300 CFRFR PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP 31, 261 TOTAL HOURS, 3 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GRAND FORKS INTL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ST.ANDREWS,MAN,CANAD GRAND FORKS,ND TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INITIATED FLIGHT IN ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRFRAME ICE FACTOR(S) WEATHER - ICING CONDITIONS-INCLUDES SLEET,FREEZING RAIN,ETC. TERRAIN - OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFING RECEIVED-METHOD UNKNOWN WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED 600 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 3 MILES OR LESS FREEZING DRIZZLE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F FOG 26 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 30 10 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN IFR VFR REMARKS- PLT MADE FORCED LNDG ON FRZN GRAVEL ROAD WHEN UN TO MAINT A/S & ALT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- CFRFR
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Grand Forks Intl