# Accident 20040206003609A: Cessna 182S, Phoenix, AZ, February 6, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 6, 2004, 16:40 local time
- Place: Phoenix, AZ
- Airport: Phoenix-Deer Valley Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.6917° N, 112.0667° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6917&lon=-112.0667&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2462X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2462X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182S (registry code 2072701, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Societe Ma SR305-230 (registry code 59400, https://openairdocs.org/engine/societe-ma-sr305-230) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182S
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 103 total, 8 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX04LA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04LA119) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040206003609A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT WAS APPROACHING TO LAND INTO THE SUN. PILOT STATED THAT LANDING WAS HARD ALTHOUGH SHE IS UNSURE OF THE ACTUAL ATTITUDE OF THE AIRCRAFT AT TOUCH DOWN. PILOT REPORTED AIRSPEED ON APPROACH WAS NORMAL AND THERE WERE NO CONTROL DIFFICULTIES PRIOR TO LANDING. THE PILOT STATED THAT FOLLOWING THE LANDING SHE WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL THE AIRCRAFT AND VEERED OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. PILOT FURTHER STATED THAT SHE IS NOT SURE IF THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED BEFORE OR AFTER THE AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY.

## 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 LAX04LA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04LA119), Feb 6, 2004: Cessna 182S (N2462X), Phoenix, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's misjudged landing flare, which led to a hard touchdown and a porpoise.

## Other reports on N2462X (1)

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

- [Accident 19791104032569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791104032569A), Nov 4, 1979: Cessna 182 (N2462X), Dexter, NM, Substantial damage. Engine quit on takeoff, circled to land on runway. Overshot runway. Found rag in carb air intake.

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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