- Date
- October 7, 1972
- Place
- Palo Alto, CA · PALO ALTO, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N3092NCessna 140
- Status
- Completed · report March 12, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 169008
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3055 72/10/7 PALO ALTO,CALIF CESSNA 140 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 23, 16 TOTAL TIME - 1148 N3092N PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SANTA CLARA DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PALO ALTO,CALIF LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE REMARKS- FLT NOT AUZD BY IP.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3092N
- Reported as
- Cessna 140
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Santa Clara
N3092NRegistration cancelled Mar 23, 2018 · Cessna 140Airframe modelCessna 140Engine modelContinental C85 series
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