NYC71FGM41

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 182A · Johnstown, PA · April 16, 1971

Accident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
April 16, 1971
Place
Johnstown, PA · JOHNSTOWN, PA
Injuries
2 minor
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N6333BCessna 182A
Status
Completed · report February 9, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
160794

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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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3-1991  71/4/16    JOHNSTOWN,PA        CESSNA 182A         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 29, 362
        TIME - 1401                    N6333B              PX-  0  0  1  MAPPING/PHOTO             TOTAL HOURS, 11 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - JOHNSTOWN-CAMBRIA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          JOHNSTOWN,PA                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        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                  WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
          NONE                                                     320
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           23                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- AIRBORNE APRX 3HR 55MIN,ACFT 1MI FINAL APCH FEXHA LNDD ABT 1/2M1 SHORT OF RWY.WIND GUSTING 35K.

Aircraft

Registration
N6333B
Reported as
Cessna 182A
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Johnstown-Cambria

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.