SEA66D0251

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 182G · Port Angeles, WA · April 5, 1966

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
April 5, 1966
Place
Port Angeles, WA · PORT ANGELES, WA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N2181RCessna 182G
Status
Completed · report June 16, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
172122

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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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3-0975   66/4/5    PORT ANGELES WASH   CESSNA 182G         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 58, 125
        TIME - 1800                    N2181R              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CLALLAM COUNTY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SUNGLARE

Aircraft

Registration
N2181R
Reported as
Cessna 182G
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Clallam County

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.