# NTSB MIA73DKG78: Cessna 182, N7308Q, Dalton, GA, May 13, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 13, 1973
- Place: Dalton, GA · DALTON, GA
- Location: 34.7692° N, 84.9704° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dalton, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7692&lon=-84.9704&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 6, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 190543
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA73DKG78
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73DKG78

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1234  73/5/13    DALTON,GA           CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 31, 765
        TIME - 0030                    N7308Q              PX-  0  0  1  CORP/EXEC                 TOTAL HOURS, 650 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WESTSIDE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DALTON,GA                   DALTON,GA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PILOT FATIGUE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- ROUNDED OUT HI,NOSE PITCHED DWN HIT RWY BOUNCED.FLD LTD BY MERCURY VAPOR LTS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7308Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7308Q-2014-11-17), registration cancelled 2014-11-17, S/N 18260948, built 1972 (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: Westside

## 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 19730513012419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730513012419A), May 13, 1973: Cessna 182H, Dalton, GA, Substantial damage. Rounded out hi,nose pitched dwn hit rwy bounced. Fld ltd by mercury vapor lts.

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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