# Accident 19810727045369A: Cessna 182R, Grand Canyon, AZ, July 27, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 27, 1981, 14:00 local time
- Place: Grand Canyon, AZ
- Airport: Grand Canyon
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.0544° N, 112.1393° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grand Canyon, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0544&lon=-112.1393&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2518S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2518S-2012-09-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna TR182 (registry code 2072735, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-tr182) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182R
- Reported engine: LYC O540*
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 343 total, 48 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810727045369A

## Narrative

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

FLARED NOSE-HIGH ON LANDING. HIT TAIL CONE ON RUNWAY. JAMMED ELEVATOR, BOUNCED. FINAL IMPACT OFF RUNWAY.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N2518S (2)

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

- [Accident 20090227003889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090227003889A), Feb 27, 2009: Cessna TR182 (N2518S), Amaragosa Vall, NV, Substantial damage. (-23) Aircraft Cessna TR182, piloted by private pilot [privacy data omitted], attempted to takeoff from a dirt strip at Amaragosa valley, NV on February 27,…
- [Incident 19930515018689I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930515018689I), May 15, 1993: Cessna TR182 (N2518S), Concord, CA, Minor damage. Unsafe gear indication on approach. Made fly by tower. Gear appeared down. Nose gear collapsed on rollout.

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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