OAK67D0176

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 182D · Bethel Isl., CA · November 19, 1966

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
November 19, 1966
Place
Bethel Isl., CA · BETHEL ISL., CA
Injuries
4 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N8948XCessna 182D
Status
Completed · report April 3, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
119899

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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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3-4100  66/11/19   BETHEL ISL.CALIF    CESSNA 182D         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0815                    N8948X              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 37, 1584 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            784 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WEBB TRACT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED
           AIRFRAME - FLIGHT CONTROL SURFACES: ELEVATOR ASSEMBLY,ATTACHMENTS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREVIOUS DAMAGE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  PITCH CONTROL PROBLEM
                                  SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE
        REMARKS- ACFT ELEVATOR STRUCK GRAIN AUGER. PLT MAKE SUCCESSFUL GO-AROUND,OVERSHOT NEXT LANDING.

Aircraft

Registration
N8948X
Reported as
Cessna 182D
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Webb Tract

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.