# NTSB MIA73DLA45: Cessna 182, N9097G, Century, FL, June 17, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 17, 1973
- Place: Century, FL · CENTURY, FL
- Location: 30.9773° N, 87.2647° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Century, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.9773&lon=-87.2647&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 29, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 190032
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA73DLA45
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73DLA45

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1953  73/6/17  NR.CENTURY,FLA        CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 23, 106
        TIME - 1145                    N9097G              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 5 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ORLANDO,FLA                 ATMORE,ALA
        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
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9097G](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9097G), registered now, S/N 18260637, built 1971 (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

## 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 19730617017789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730617017789A), Jun 17, 1973: Cessna 182N, Century, 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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