- Date
- June 18, 1966
- Place
- Petaluma, CA · PETALUMA, CA
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N7966UCessna 172C
- Status
- Completed · report August 11, 1966
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 171370
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1524 66/6/18 PETALUMA CALIF CESSNA 172C CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 24, 97 TOTAL TIME - 1315 N7966U PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 44 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PETALUMA SKY RNCH TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION OVERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK LANDING: GO-AROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND FACTOR(S) WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F NONE 80 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS CALM VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE REMARKS- NOSE GEAR KNOCKED OFF DURING ABORTED LANDING AT PETALUMA-DAMAGED ACFT LATER LANDED AT SANTA ROSA.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7966U
- Reported as
- Cessna 172C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Petaluma Sky Rnch
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