OAK74DVA49

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 177B · Tulare, CA · March 24, 1974

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
March 24, 1974
Place
Tulare, CA · TULARE, CA
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N34825Cessna 177B
Status
Completed · report April 26, 1974
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19740324004839A
Case key
186563

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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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3-0485  74/3/24    TULARE,CALIF        CESSNA 177B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 52, 173
        TIME - 1700                    N34825              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 22 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TULARE AIRPARK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BAKERSFIELD,CALIF           TULARE,CALIF
        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
        REMARKS- PORPOISED LDG.

Aircraft

Registration
N34825
Reported as
Cessna 177B
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Tulare Airpark

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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Other investigations on N34825 · 1

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