# NTSB MKC73DCD35: Cessna 182, N3093F, Iowa Falls, IA, October 13, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 13, 1972
- Place: Iowa Falls, IA · IOWA FALLS, IA
- Location: 42.5192° N, 93.2673° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Iowa Falls, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5192&lon=-93.2673&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 6, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 168531
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC73DCD35
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC73DCD35

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2730  72/10/13   IOWA FALLS,IOWA     CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 38, 323
        TIME - 1800                    N3093F              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 46 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT -  IOWA CITY,MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DUBUQUE,IOWA                IOWA FALLS,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 - MISJUDGED SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N3093F (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport:  Iowa City,Muni

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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