# NTSB MIA73DKT90: Cessna 182, N70633, W.Palm Beach, FL, April 28, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 28, 1973
- Place: W.Palm Beach, FL · W.PALM BEACH, FL
- Location: 26.7153° N, 80.0534° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of West Palm Beach, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.7153&lon=-80.0534&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 6, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 190030
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA73DKT90
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73DKT90

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1949  73/4/28    W.PALM BEACH,FLA    CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 28, 90 TOTAL
        TIME - 1445                    N70633              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, 22 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PALM BEACH INTL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          W.PALM BEACH,FLA            LOCAL
        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 - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- ACFT OBSVD TO PORPOISE SEVERAL TIMES AFTR T/D.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N70633](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N70633), registered now, S/N 18259333, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- 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: Palm Beach Intl

## 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 19730428018269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730428018269A), Apr 28, 1973: Cessna 182M, W.Palm Beach, FL, Substantial damage. Acft obsvd to porpoise several times aftr t/d.

## Other investigations on N70633 (2)

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 MIA71DKT71](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA71DKT71-201410), Jul 23, 1971: Cessna 182 (N70633), Lantana, FL, substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA70F0218](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA70F0218), Oct 21, 1969: Cessna 182 (N70633), Ft.Lauderdale, FL, substantial damage

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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