# NTSB MKC73FCG40: Cessna 182, N2473Q, Point Lookout, MO, May 18, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 18, 1973
- Place: Point Lookout, MO · POINT LOOKOUT, MO
- Location: 36.6259° N, 93.2289° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of M GRAHAM CLARK DOWNTOWN (PLK), within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6259&lon=-93.2289&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 25, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 190387
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC73FCG40
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC73FCG40

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1425  73/5/18    POINT LOOKOUT,MO    CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 48, 484
        TIME - 1515                    N2473Q              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 75 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - POINT LOOKOUT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DES MOINES,IOWA             POINT LOOKOUT,MO
        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
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY RADIO
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     LEFT CROSS WIND 248-292 DEGREES
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
           83                                                       15
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- ACFT CTCTD RWY IN FLAT ATTITUDE,BOUNCED HIT RWY NOSE GR FIRST.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2473Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2473Q-1976-05-18), registration cancelled 1976-05-18, S/N 18257673 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182k) (registry code 2072724) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Point Lookout

## 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 19730518012299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730518012299A), May 18, 1973: Cessna 182K, Point Lookout, MO, Substantial damage. Acft ctctd rwy in flat attitude,bounced hit rwy nose gr first.

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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