# NTSB DEN74DQA16: Cessna 182, N91288, Gallop, NM, September 4, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 4, 1973
- Place: Gallop, NM · GALLOP, NM
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 26, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 188470
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN74DQA16
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN74DQA16

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3018   73/9/4    GALLOP,N MEX        CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 38, 364
        TIME - 1454                    N91288              PX-  0  0  3  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 108 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GALLOP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          COLORADO SPGS,COLO          GALLOP,N MEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- ACFT TAIL HIT RWY AFT PLT STARTED SHORT FLD TKOF
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N91288](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N91288-2004-02-10), registration cancelled 2004-02-10, S/N 18261984, built 1973 (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: Gallop

## 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 19730904030019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730904030019A), Sep 4, 1973: Cessna 182P, Gallop, NM, Substantial damage. Acft tail hit rwy aft plt started short fld tkof

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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