# Accident 19940902025419A: Cessna 182P, Mesa, AZ, September 2, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 2, 1994, 08:50 local time
- Place: Mesa, AZ
- Airport: Falcon Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.5102° N, 111.5793° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5102&lon=-111.5793&mi=10
- Aircraft: N58645, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N58645) (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
- Reported engine: CONT O470R
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 300 total, 250 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX94LA347](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA347) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940902025419A

## Narrative

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

HANDPROPPED. ENGINE STARTED. PASSENGER HOLDING BRAKES LOST CONTROL. AIRCRAFT STRUCK A PARKED AUTOMOBILE.

## 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 LAX94LA347](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA347), Sep 2, 1994: Cessna 182P (N58645), Mesa, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to properly secure the aircraft prior to a start attempt by handpropping.

## Other reports on N58645 (2)

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

- [Accident 19790511011259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790511011259A), May 11, 1979: Cessna 182 (N58645), Center, CO, Substantial damage. Attempted take off with ice on airframe. Made premature lift off,settled to ground,struck ditch.
- [Accident 19741012036359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741012036359A), Oct 12, 1974: Cessna 182P (N58645), FL, Substantial damage

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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