- Date
- March 29, 1973
- Place
- Visalia, CA · VISALIA, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8580GCessna 150
- Status
- Completed · report May 18, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730329006829A
- Case key
- 170341
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0711 73/3/29 VISALIA,CALIF CESSNA 150 CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 29, 32 TOTAL TIME - 2100 N8580G PX- 0 0 0 TRAINING HOURS, 30 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GALLAGHER DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION VISALIA,CALIF LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT LANDING: ROLL GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - NOT ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY/INTENDED LANDING AREA MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE REMARKS- MISTOOK MOONLIT WATER FOR UNLTD RWY UNTIL TOO LATE FOR GO-ARND.LNDD IN TALL GRASS BESIDE RWY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8580G
- Reported as
- Cessna 150
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Gallagher
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.