- Date
- January 18, 1975
- Place
- Missoula, MT · MISSOULA, MT
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8252ACessna 170B
- Status
- Completed · report March 3, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750118000989A
- Case key
- 146916
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0122 75/1/18 MISSOULA,MT CESSNA 170B CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 53, 36 TOTAL TIME - 1155 N8252A PX- 0 0 0 PRACTICE HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - JOHNSON-BELL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MISSOULA,MT LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING REMARKS- DMGD L WG,STAB & WHEEL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8252A
- Reported as
- Cessna 170B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Johnson-Bell
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N8252A · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB SEA04LA072Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportNampa, IDThe right seat pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the initial part of the landing roll, and his improper handling of the aircraft (excessive braking) as the aircraft departed the side of the runway. Factors include the pilot's lack of…NTSB DEN85LA192Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMissoula, MTThe pilot stated that he did not use proper technique and did not maintain directional control while landing in a brisk and direct crosswind. The airplane was substantially damaged in the hard landing that was followed by a ground loop.