- Date
- June 23, 1973
- Place
- Preston, ID · PRESTON, ID
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N2508LCessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report October 25, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730623017239A
- Case key
- 189930
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2586 73/6/23 PRESTON,ID CESSNA 172 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 39, 162 TIME - 1505 N2508L PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 18 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PRESTON MUNICIPAL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SODA SPRINGS,ID PRESTON,ID TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION OVERSHOOT LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE FACTOR(S) WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFING RECEIVED-METHOD UNKNOWN WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND NONE TAIL WIND 158-202 DEGREES WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 210 20 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE REMARKS- 3RD ATMT TO LAND DNWND.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2508L
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Preston Municipal
N2508LRegistration cancelled Apr 30, 2024 · Cessna 172HAirframe modelCessna 172HEngine modelContinental 0-300 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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