NYC78DHJ03

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · East Hampton, NY · November 20, 1977

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
November 20, 1977
Place
East Hampton, NY · EAST HAMPTON, NY
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N6340KCessna 150
Status
Completed · report February 13, 1978
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19771120039039A
Case key
144127

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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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3-3921  77/11/20   EAST HAMPTON,NY     CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 43, 25 TOTAL
        TIME - 1230                    N6340K              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - EAST HAMPTON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          EAST HAMPTON,NY             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- FIRST SUPERVISED SOLO.

Aircraft

Registration
N6340K
Reported as
Cessna 150
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
East Hampton

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Other investigations on N6340K · 1

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