- Date
- December 21, 1976
- Place
- White Plains, NY · WHITE PLAINS, NY
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N71520Cessna 182
- Status
- Completed · report April 21, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19761221041489A
- Case key
- 201368
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4055 76/12/21 WHITE PLAINS,NY CESSNA 182 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 42, 1231 TIME - 1554 N71520 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 175 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WESTCHESTER CO DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ALLENTOWN,PA WHITE PLAINS,NY TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND WEATHER - WIND SHEAR FACTOR(S) WEATHER - SUDDEN WINDSHIFT WEATHER - DOWNDRAFT,UPDRAFTS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE WEATHER BRIEFING - OTHER WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE BROKEN 3500 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND NONE HEAD WIND 338-022 DEGREES TEMPERATURE-F WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES 18 300 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 18 VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE REMARKS- WIND GUSTING 35 KTS. HPN TWR RPTD TO PLT SEVERE TURB AND WIND SHEAR AT 300-400 FT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N71520
- Reported as
- Cessna 182
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Westchester Co
FAA reports on this event · 1
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