# NTSB MKC78FCG59: Cessna 172M, N1280U, Kansas City, MO, August 13, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 13, 1978
- Place: Kansas City, MO · KANSAS CITY, MO
- Location: 39.0997° N, 94.5786° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kansas City, MO, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0997&lon=-94.5786&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 20, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 140509
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC78FCG59
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78FCG59

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1990  78/8/13    KANSAS CITY,MO      CESSNA 172M         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 38, 113
        TIME - 2040                    N1280U              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 36 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KC DOWNTOWN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BEAUMONT,KS                 KANSAS CITY,MO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           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
        REMARKS- PORPOISED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1280U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1280U-1988-06-02), registration cancelled 1988-06-02, S/N 17266975 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Registry model: [Cessna 172M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (registry code 2072418) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Kc 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 19780813021729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780813021729A), Aug 13, 1978: Cessna 172M, Kansas City, MO, Substantial damage. Porpoised.

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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