# NTSB FTW78FPD19: Cessna 182M, N71202, Granbury, TX, May 1, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 1, 1978
- Place: Granbury, TX · GRANBURY, TX
- Location: 32.4484° N, 97.7701° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Granbury, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4484&lon=-97.7701&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 6, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 142346
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW78FPD19
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78FPD19

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1022   78/5/1    GRANBURY,TX         CESSNA 182M         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1930                    N71202              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  47, 16166 TOTAL HOURS, 14
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CHERRY FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GRANBURY,TX                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        REMARKS- PORPOISED.PROP,FIREWALL DMGD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N71202](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N71202), registered now, S/N 18259529, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182M
- Registry model: [Cessna 182M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182m) (registry code 2072728) (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: Cherry Field

## 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 19780501012019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780501012019A), May 1, 1978: Cessna 182H, Granbury, TX, Substantial damage. Porpoised. Prop,firewall dmgd.

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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