# NTSB NYC73FHA26: Cessna 182N, N92127, Easton, PA, May 29, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 29, 1973
- Place: Easton, PA · EASTON, PA
- Location: 40.6861° N, 75.2181° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Easton, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6861&lon=-75.2181&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 19, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 190451
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC73FHA26
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73FHA26

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1313  73/5/29    EASTON,PA           CESSNA 182N         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 32, 84 TOTAL
        TIME - 1830                    N92127              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 5 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BRADENS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          EASTON,PA                   LOCAL
        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
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT RUNWAY
        REMARKS- ACFT BOUNCED ON SOFT SOD RWY THEN MADE CONTACT ON NOSE WHEEL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N92127 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182N
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Bradens

## 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 19730529012139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730529012139A), May 29, 1973: Cessna 182N, Easton, PA, Substantial damage. Acft bounced on soft sod rwy then made contact on nose wheel.

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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