# NTSB MKC80DER68: Cessna T182RG, N737PS, Winsted, MN, August 11, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 11, 1979
- Place: Winsted, MN · WINSTED, MN
- Location: 44.9582° N, 94.0503° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Winsted, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9582&lon=-94.0503&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 18, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 134293
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC80DER68
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80DER68

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3063  79/8/11    WINSTED,MN          CESSNA T182RG       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 47, 262
        TIME - 1430                    N737PS              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 141 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WINSTED MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ALLIANCE,NE                 WINSTED,MN
        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
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N737PS](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N737PS), registered now, S/N R18200868, built 1979 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T182RG
- Registry model: [Cessna TR182](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-tr182) (registry code 2072735) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O-540-L3C5D](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-540-l3c5d) (registry code 42364, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Winsted Muni

## 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 19790811033889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790811033889A), Aug 11, 1979: Cessna 182, Winsted, MN, Substantial damage. Pilot leveled off over rwy 30 ft too high. Acft dropped to rwy, bounced & collapsed nose gear.

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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