# Incident 19810408026269I: Cessna 182P, Beresford, SD, April 8, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 8, 1981, 11:30 local time
- Place: Beresford, SD
- Airport: Ward Ranch Strip
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.0796° N, 96.7802° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Beresford, SD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0796&lon=-96.7802&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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 950 total, 750 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810408026269I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT LANDING OVER 25 FOOT WIRES HIT HARD, BOUNCED AND COLLAPSED NOSE GEAR.

## 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…
- [Accident 19730902026269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730902026269A), Sep 2, 1973: Cessna 182P (N21520), Mesa, AZ, Substantial damage. Hit VASI const area.

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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