# NTSB FTW73DRG57: Cessna 182, N9005G, Brownsville, TX, March 3, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 3, 1973
- Place: Brownsville, TX · BROWNSVILLE, TX
- Location: 25.9017° N, 97.4975° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Brownsville, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.9017&lon=-97.4975&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 4, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 169832
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW73DRG57
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73DRG57

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0463   73/3/3    BROWNSVILLE,TEX     CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 22, 227
        TIME - 1310                    N9005G              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 10 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BROWNSVILLE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HOUSTON,TEX                 BROWNSVILLE,TEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- PORPOISED NOSE GR FAILED BENT PROP BLADE TIPS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9005G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9005G-2013-08-05), registration cancelled 2013-08-05, S/N 18260545, built 1970 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182n) (registry code 2072730) (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: Brownsville

## 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 19730303004429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730303004429A), Mar 3, 1973: Cessna 182N, Brownsville, TX, Substantial damage. Porpoised nose gr failed bent prop blade tips.

## Other investigations on N9005G (1)

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.

- [NTSB NYC86FA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC86FA030), Oct 10, 1985: Cessna C-182N (N9005G), Winterport, ME, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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