OAK76DVD44

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 182 · Crescent City, CA · August 19, 1976

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 19, 1976
Place
Crescent City, CA · CRESCENT CITY, CA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N42505Cessna 182
Status
Completed · report September 15, 1976
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
201334

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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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3-2054  76/8/19    CRESCENT CITY,CA    CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 45, 76 TOTAL
        TIME - 1250                    N42505              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MCNAMARA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NORTH BEND,OR               CRESCENT CITY,CA
        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
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE

Aircraft

Registration
N42505
Reported as
Cessna 182
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Mcnamara

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