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NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 182J · Slippery Rock, PA · June 7, 1970

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 7, 1970
Place
Slippery Rock, PA · SLIPPERY ROCK, PA
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N3430FCessna 182J
Status
Completed · report March 23, 1971
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
124094

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2410   70/6/7    SLIPPERY ROCK,PA    CESSNA 182J         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 56, 1130
        TIME - 1345                    N3430F              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 150 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MEADOW-LARK FARM
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BUTLER,PA                   SLIPPERY ROCK,PA
        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
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- HIT RWY NOSE WHEEL FIRST.

Aircraft

Registration
N3430F
Reported as
Cessna 182J
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Meadow-Lark Farm

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.