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NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 182 · Reno, NV · October 12, 1970

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
October 12, 1970
Place
Reno, NV · RENO, NV
Injuries
4 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N5349BCessna 182
Status
Completed · report July 14, 1971
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
158445

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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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3-3990  70/10/12   RENO,NEV            CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 28, 76 TOTAL
        TIME - 0515                    N5349B              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 41 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RENO INTL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          RENO,NEV                    UKIAH,CALIF
        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
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- FSS ADV PLT AFTER T/O THAT DEST HAD FOG. PLT RET TO RENO AND LND.

Aircraft

Registration
N5349B
Reported as
Cessna 182
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Reno Intl

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.