- Date
- August 23, 1971
- Place
- Collegeville, PA · COLLEGEVILLE, PA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N7227GCessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report April 13, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 162141
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3310 71/8/23 COLLEGEVILLE,PA CESSNA 172 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 54, 215 TIME - 1045 N7227G PX- 0 0 0 PRACTICE TOTAL HOURS, 20 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PERKIOMEN VALLEY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION COLLEGEVILLE,PA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION OVERSHOOT LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7227G
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Perkiomen Valley
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