NYC76DHJ20

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 180F · Verplanck, NY · April 23, 1976

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
April 23, 1976
Place
Verplanck, NY · VERPLANCK, NY
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N2196ZCessna 180F
Status
Completed · report August 13, 1976
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19760423010759A
Case key
153701

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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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3-1666  76/4/23    VERPLANCK,NY        CESSNA 180F         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 59, 8050
        TIME - 1200                    N2196Z              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 502 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PEEKSKILL SB
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DANBURY,CT                  VERPLANCK,NY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL GROUND-WATER-LOOP-SWERVE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        REMARKS- FLT TO STRIP TO INSTL FLOATS.600 FT STRIP GND LOOP TO AVOID FENCE.WIND GUSTING 25K.

Aircraft

Registration
N2196Z
Reported as
Cessna 180F
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Peekskill Sb

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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.