# NTSB CHI80FEV18: Cessna 182, N1272S, Monmouth, IL, March 18, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 18, 1980
- Place: Monmouth, IL · MONMOUTH, IL
- Location: 40.9142° N, 90.6431° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Monmouth, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9142&lon=-90.6431&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 15, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 132290
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI80FEV18
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FEV18

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0131  80/3/18    MONMOUTH,IL         CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 59, 275
        TIME - 1500                    N1272S              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 122 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MONMOUTH MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GALESBURG,IL                MONMOUTH,IL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        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                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      35
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          200                                                       22
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- DRG LNDG LVL OFF,ACFT BALLOONED,THEN LNDD HARD.WND GUSTING 35KTS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1272S](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1272S), registered now, S/N 18264840, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182P](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182p) (registry code 2075816) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Monmouth Muni

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19800318007069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800318007069A), Mar 18, 1980: Cessna 182P, Monmouth, IL, Substantial damage. Airplane ballooned on landing, stalled and dropped hard on runway.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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