NYC72DID08

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 337 · Lynchburg, VA · August 22, 1971

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 22, 1971
Place
Lynchburg, VA · LYNCHBURG, VA
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N6369FCessna 337
Status
Completed · report April 3, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
163355

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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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3-3076  71/8/22    LYNCHBURG,VA        CESSNA 337          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 59, 469
        TIME - 1440                    N6369F              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 19 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LYNCHBURG MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LYNCHBURG,VA                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
        REMARKS- HIT NOSE GR FIRST,THEN TAIL BOOM.

Aircraft

Registration
N6369F
Reported as
Cessna 337
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Lynchburg Muni