- Date
- March 8, 1970
- Place
- Petaluma, CA · PETALUMA, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N42209Cessna 182
- Status
- Completed · report October 6, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 137495
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1144 70/3/8 PETALUMA,CALIF CESSNA 182 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 47, 97 TOTAL TIME - 1400 N42209 PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 8 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PETALUMA SKY PARK DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SONOMA COUNTY AIRPRK PETALUMA,CALIF TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION OVERSHOOT LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND REMARKS- PLT SAID HE LOOKED DOWN TO CHECK FLAPS,CARB HEAT CTLS AFT LDG.WHEN HE LOOKED UP WAS UN GO-AROUND.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N42209
- Reported as
- Cessna 182
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Petaluma Sky Park
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Other investigations on N42209 · 2
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