- Date
- January 8, 1969
- Place
- Plainville, CT · PLAINVILLE, CT
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8198LCessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report March 18, 1969
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 191486
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0020 69/1/8 PLAINVILLE,CONN CESSNA 172 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1500 N8198L PX- 0 0 2 AIR TAXI-PASSG AGE 28, 725 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 173 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ROBERTSON FIELD TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION OVERSHOOT LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND NONE LEFT CROSS WIND 248-292 DEGREES WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 290 10 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE REMARKS- LT CROSS WIND 10K,GUSTS TO 20K.PLT HAD ABORTED TWO PREVIOUS ATTEMPTS TO LAND.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8198L
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Robertson Field
N8198LRegistration cancelled Jul 11, 2013 · Cessna 172HAirframe modelCessna 172HEngine modelContinental 0-300 series
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Other investigations on N8198L · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB ATL92LA134Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportHuntsville, ALThe pilot's inadequate compensation for the wind conditions at the airstrip, and the excessive airspeed on final approach. A factor was the prevailing tailwind at the airstrip.NTSB NYC74FGT15Accident · No injuriesClosedCarlisle, PA