# Accident 19730902026269A: Cessna 182P, Mesa, AZ, September 2, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 2, 1973
- Place: Mesa, AZ
- Airport: Falcon
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 33.4608° N, 111.7283° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FALCON FLD (FFZ), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4608&lon=-111.7283&mi=10
- Aircraft: N21520, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N21520) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182P (registry code 2075816, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182P
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 125 total, 52 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX74DUJ19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74DUJ19) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730902026269A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

HIT VASI CONST AREA.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 LAX74DUJ19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74DUJ19), Sep 2, 1973: Cessna 182 (N21520), Mesa, AZ, destroyed

## Other reports on N21520 (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20030416030379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030416030379A), Apr 16, 2003: Cessna 182P (N21520), Blacksburg, VA, Substantial damage. (-23) The pilot attempted three landings at runway 30, a 4,539 foot long, 100 foot wide, asphalt runway. The first two attempts resulted in a go-around. During…
- [Incident 19810408026269I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810408026269I), Apr 8, 1981: Cessna 182P (N21520), Beresford, SD, Minor damage. Aircraft landing over 25 foot wires hit hard, bounced and collapsed nose gear.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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