# Accident 20030917028599A: Cessna 182K, Young, AZ, September 17, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 17, 2003, 08:30 local time
- Place: Young, AZ
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1500° N, 110.9833° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1500&lon=-110.9833&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2646R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2646R-2021-01-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182K (registry code 2072724, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182K
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,600 total, 22 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX03CA296](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03CA296) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030917028599A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT WAS TAKING OFF FROM A PRIVATE DIRT STRIP. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL HE HIT A BULL THAT WAS ON THE RUNWAY WITH THE MAIN LANDING GEAR. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED.

## 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 LAX03CA296](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03CA296), Sep 17, 2003: Cessna 182K (N2646R), Young, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: the collision with a bull during takeoff.

## Other reports on N2646R (1)

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

- [Accident 19920506013529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920506013529A), May 6, 1992: Cessna 182K (N2646R), Carefree, AZ, Substantial damage. Engine siezed en route. Landed on a road striking trees and berm. No oil in engine or leaks. Aircraft out of annual

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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