# NTSB MKC82DA118: Cessna 172, N80751, Point Lookout, MO, July 6, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: July 6, 1982, 12:00 local (17:00 UTC)
- Place: Point Lookout, MO
- Location: 36.6259° N, 93.2289° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at M GRAHAM CLARK DOWNTOWN (PLK), within about a mile (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: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 6, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 72274
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC82DA118
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/72274/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC82DA118

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Hard landing, landing - flare/touchdown
  - flare - improper, pilot in command (cause)
- Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - flare/touchdown
  - flight controls - improper use of, pilot in command (cause)
- Airframe/component/system failure/malfunction, landing - roll
  - landing gear,tire - overload
- Nose down, landing - roll
  - propeller system/accessories,blade - bent

## Analysis

THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED SEVERAL TIMES DURING LANDING AND THE NOSE WHEEL TIRE BLEWOUT. THERE WAS SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE NOSE STRUT, FIREWALL AND PROPELLER.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N80751](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N80751), registered now, S/N 17266728, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (registry code 2072418) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 17266728
- Airframe hours: 4334
- Engines: LYCOMING O-320E2D 150 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Mark D. Harwell
- Registered owner: School Of The Ozarks
- Departed: PLK, POINT LOOKOUT, MO
- Destination: PLK, POINT LOOKOUT, MO
- Airport: PLK, M. Graham Clark, runway 29, 3,600 × 100 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 88 total, 49 in this make and model, 63 as pilot in command, 1 in the last 90 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 220° at 9 knots
- Visibility: 15 statute miles

## 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 19820706026089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820706026089A), Jul 6, 1982: Cessna 172M, Point Lookout, MO, Substantial damage. Pilot made hard landing bouncing on nose wheel causing substantial damage.

## Other investigations on N80751 (1)

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.

- [NTSB MKC86LA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC86LA078), Apr 2, 1986: Cessna 172 (N80751), Ava, MO, substantial damage

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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