# NTSB CHI81FEK13: Cessna 172, N4973A, Mt Gilead, OH, February 14, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 14, 1981
- Place: Mt Gilead, OH · MT GILEAD, OH
- Location: 40.5540° N, 82.8279° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mount Gilead, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5540&lon=-82.8279&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 30, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127258
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI81FEK13
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FEK13

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0209  81/2/14    MT GILEAD,OH        CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 41, 75 TOTAL
        TIME - 1545                    N4973A              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 71 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MORROW COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DELAWARE,OH                 MT GILEAD,OH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4973A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4973A-2008-03-31), registration cancelled 2008-03-31, S/N A1520921, built 1979 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna A152](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a152) (registry code 2071836) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Morrow County

## 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 19810214003959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810214003959A), Feb 14, 1981: Cessna A152, Mount Gilead, OH, Substantial damage. Porpoised on hard landing. Struck raised snow patch on runway. Collapsed nose gear.

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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