# NTSB MKC70D0268: Cessna 182, N42887, Topeka, KS, November 12, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 12, 1969
- Place: Topeka, KS · TOPEKA, KS
- Location: 39.0483° N, 95.6780° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Topeka, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0483&lon=-95.6780&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 25, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 150653
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC70D0268
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC70D0268

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4427  69/11/12   TOPEKA,KANS         CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 31, 100
        TIME - 1220                    N42887              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 17 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PHILLIP BILLARD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SHERMAN,TEX                 TOPEKA,KANS
        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
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N42887](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N42887), registered now, S/N 18259234, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182l) (registry code 2072726) (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: Phillip Billard

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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