# NTSB MKC73DCD34: Cessna 182, N3056F, West Union, IA, October 4, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 4, 1972
- Place: West Union, IA · WEST UNION, IA
- Location: 42.9589° N, 91.8130° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of West Union, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9589&lon=-91.8130&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 7, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 169140
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC73DCD34
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC73DCD34

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2837   72/10/4   WEST UNION,IOWA     CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 49, 63 TOTAL
        TIME - 1300                    N3056F              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 10 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WEST UNION
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WATERLOO,IOWA               WEST UNION,IOWA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3056F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3056F-2003-06-04), registration cancelled 2003-06-04, S/N 18257156, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182J](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182j) (registry code 2072722) (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: West Union

## Other investigations on N3056F (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 SEA01LA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA01LA170), Sep 9, 2001: Cessna 182J (N3056F), Gold Beach, OR, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to attain proper alignment while on final approach and clearance from trees. The pilot's lack of total experience in this type of mountain flying operation was a factor.
- [NTSB MKC69D0252](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC69D0252), Oct 31, 1968: Cessna 182 (N3056F), Amana, IA, 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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