- Date
- September 14, 1972
- Place
- Merced, CA · MERCED, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N2545SCessna T337C
- Status
- Completed · report February 2, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 167615
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1518 72/9/14 MERCED,CALIF CESSNA T337C CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 63, 1600 TIME - 1530 N2545S PX- 0 0 1 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 150 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MERCED DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SANTA ANA,CALIF KLAMATH FALLS,OREG TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY REMARKS- PLT LND DUE CONCERN FOR FUEL GAGE OPS AND FUEL ON BOARD ACFT. PORPOISED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2545S
- Reported as
- Cessna T337C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Merced
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