OAK76DVH15

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 182 · Meridian, CA · September 4, 1976

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 4, 1976
Place
Meridian, CA · MERIDIAN, CA
Injuries
5 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N7324NCessna 182
Status
Completed · report October 18, 1976
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19760904029149A
Case key
155389

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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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3-2530   76/9/4    MERIDIAN,CA         CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE UNK/NR, 232
        TIME - 1500                    N7324N              PX-  0  0  4  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 66 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MORONIS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          YUBA CITY,CA                SHELTER COVE,CA              MERIDIAN,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
        REMARKS- DAMAGE TO FIREWALL AND LNDNG GR BOX. SLOW STEEP APCH.

Aircraft

Registration
N7324N
Reported as
Cessna 182
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Moronis

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.