NYC73DID16

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 182 · Midlothian, VA · February 3, 1973

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
February 3, 1973
Place
Midlothian, VA · MIDLOTHIAN, VA
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N2359RCessna 182
Status
Completed · report March 21, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19730203001509A
Case key
169591

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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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3-0066   73/2/3    MIDLOTHIAN,VA       CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 28, 343
        TIME - 1655                    N2359R              PX-  0  0  2  OTHER PUBLIC              TOTAL HOURS, 251 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - VA STATE POLICE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GREENVILLE,SC               RICHMOND,VA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
        REMARKS- T/D ABT MIDWAY ON SOD STRIP.

Aircraft

Registration
N2359R
Reported as
Cessna 182
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Va State Police

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FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.