What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(.19) On June 15, 2002, at 0720 mountain standard time, a Cessna 182, N33PA, dragged a wing tip during a forced landing at the Deer valley, Arizona, airport. The pilot/owner was operating the airplane under the provisions of 14 CFR part 91. The private pilot and passenger sustained serious injuries. The airplane sustained substantial damage. The personal local flight was originating at the time. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan had been filed. The passenger was interviewed and said there was a loud "bang" just after liftoff. The engine lost power and the pilot attempted to turn back to the takeoff runway. (-23) pilot/passenger planned trip to sedona. Performed ground runup, departing 7L at dvt. Passenger reported that at approx. 40-50 feet above height of north hangar, there was a sharp "pop" or "snap" sound and the aircraft started to vibrate. Pilot notified tower that they needed to return to the airport. Pilot turned shallow right turn to enter downwind to 7L. The engine was still running, but the vibration did not let up. Pilot turned right at the end of runway 7L and was pointed towards a point between the runway an d the taxiway when the engine quit. At this point the aircraft descended rather rapidly and crashed north of the runway 7L, impacting left wing tip first, followed by the nose wheel, prop and the nose of the aircraft. Phx fire and rescue arrived securing the aircraft.
As the FAA filed it
(.19) ON JUNE 15, 2002, AT 0720 MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA 182, N33PA, DRAGGED A WING TIP DURING A FORCED LANDING AT THE DEER VALLEY, ARIZONA, AIRPORT. THE PILOT/OWNER WAS OPERATING THE AIRPLANE UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91. THE PRIVATE PILOT AND PASSENGER SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES. THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PERSONAL LOCAL FLIGHT WAS ORIGINATING AT THE TIME. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED. THE PASSENGER WAS INTERVIEWED AND SAID THERE WAS A LOUD "BANG" JUST AFTER LIFTOFF. THE ENGINE LOST POWER AND THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO TURN BACK TO THE TAKEOFF RUNWAY. (-23) PILOT/PASSENGER PLANNED TRIP TO SEDONA. PERFORMED GROUND RUNUP, DEPARTING 7L AT DVT. PASSENGER REPORTED THAT AT APPROX. 40-50 FEET ABOVE HEIGHT OF NORTH HANGAR, THERE WAS A SHARP "POP" OR "SNAP" SOUND AND THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO VIBRATE. PILOT NOTIFIED TOWER THAT THEY NEEDED TO RETURN TO THE AIRPORT. PILOT TURNED SHALLOW RIGHT TURN TO ENTER DOWNWIND TO 7L. THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING, BUT THE VIBRATION DID NOT LET UP. PILOT TURNED RIGHT AT THE END OF RUNWAY 7L AND WAS POINTED TOWARDS A POINT BETWEEN THE RUNWAY AN D THE TAXIWAY WHEN THE ENGINE QUIT. AT THIS POINT THE AIRCRAFT DESCENDED RATHER RAPIDLY AND CRASHED NORTH OF THE RUNWAY 7L, IMPACTING LEFT WING TIP FIRST, FOLLOWED BY THE NOSE WHEEL, PROP AND THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT. PHX FIRE AND RESCUE ARRIVED SECURING THE AIRCRAFT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.