# NTSB MKC77DCG54: Cessna 182L, N3490R, Springfield, MO, September 10, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 10, 1977
- Place: Springfield, MO · SPRINGFIELD, MO
- Location: 37.2153° N, 93.2982° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Springfield, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2153&lon=-93.2982&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 10, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 145712
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC77DCG54
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC77DCG54

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2490  77/9/10    SPRINGFIELD,MO      CESSNA 182L         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1030                    N3490R              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 50, 645 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            58 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DOWNTOWN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KANSAS CITY,MO              SPRINGFIELD,MO
        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
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- GRADUAL HUMP OF 2 TO 3 FT IN AREA OF TOUCHDOWN. TOUCHED DOWN HARD & PORPOISED SEVERAL TIMES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3490R](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3490R), registered now, S/N 18258790, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182L
- 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: Downtown

## 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 19770910028019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770910028019A), Sep 10, 1977: Cessna 182L, Springfield, MO, Substantial damage. Gradual hump of 2 to 3 ft in area of touchdown. Touched down hard & porpoised several times.

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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