- Date
- June 8, 1974
- Place
- Palmer, MA · PALMER, MA
- Injuries
- 5 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N84398Cessna 172K
- Status
- Completed · report August 19, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740608019579A
- Case key
- 128196
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1812 74/6/8 PALMER,MASS CESSNA 172K CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 48, 107 TIME - 1400 N84398 PX- 0 0 4 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 20 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - METROPOLITAN DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION TAUNTON,MASS PALMER,MASS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT SHOULDERS REMARKS- ROLLED DOWN EMBANKMENT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N84398
- Reported as
- Cessna 172K
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Metropolitan
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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.