# Accident 20030416030379A: Cessna 182P, Blacksburg, VA, April 16, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 16, 2003, 12:50 local time
- Place: Blacksburg, VA
- Airport: Virginia Tech Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.2075° N, 80.4078° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2075&lon=-80.4078&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: 200 total, 78 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC03LA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC03LA086) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030416030379A

## Narrative

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

(-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 THE THIRD LANDING ATTEMPT, THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN HARD AND BOUNCED BACK INTO THE AIR. THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN HARD AGAIN, STRIKING THE RUNWAY WITH THE PROPELLER BEFORE COMING TO REST UPRIGHT ON THE RUNWAY. THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO THE FIREWALL AND FUSELAGE.

## 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 NYC03LA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC03LA086), Apr 16, 2003: Cessna 182P (N21520), Blacksburg, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper flare and his improper recovery from a bounced landing.

## Other reports on N21520 (2)

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

- [Incident 19810408026269I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810408026269I), Apr 8, 1981: Cessna 182P (N21520), Beresford, SD, Minor damage. Aircraft landing over 25 foot wires hit hard, bounced and collapsed nose gear.
- [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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