# Accident 20020615015159A: Cessna 182Q, Phoenix, AZ, June 15, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 15, 2002, 07:20 local time
- Place: Phoenix, AZ
- Airport: Phoenix-Deer Valley Municipal Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.6883° N, 112.0822° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6883&lon=-112.0822&mi=10
- Aircraft: N33PA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N33PA-2002-08-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182Q (registry code 2072732, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182Q
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX02FA198](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02FA198) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020615015159A

## Narrative

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

(.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.

## 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 LAX02FA198](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02FA198), Jun 15, 2002: Cessna 182Q (N33PA), Deer Valley, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: a loss of engine power for undetermined reasons during the takeoff initial climb, and, the pilot's failure to maintain an adequate airspeed while maneuvering to return to the runway, which resulted…

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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