# NTSB DEN81DTI16: Cessna 182, N21055, Great Falls, MT, July 12, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 12, 1981
- Place: Great Falls, MT · GREAT FALLS, MT
- Location: 47.5025° N, 111.3000° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Great Falls, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.5025&lon=-111.3000&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 2, 1982
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 124142
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN81DTI16
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81DTI16

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3238  81/7/12    GREAT FALLS,MT      CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1900                    N21055              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  AGE 32, 3994 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            1000 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GREAT FALLS INTL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GREAT FALLS,MT              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS
        REMARKS- AFT SIM PWR FAILURE STU PLT DID NOT LOWER NOSE PROMPTLY & ACFT STARTED TO SINK,INSTR APLD FULL PWR
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N21055](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N21055), registered now, S/N 18261385, built 1972 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182P](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182p) (registry code 2075816) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Great Falls Intl

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19810712052539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810712052539A), Jul 12, 1981: Cessna 182P, Great Falls, MT, Substantial damage. Instructor reduced power during takeoff to simulate engine failure. Nose wheel fork broke on impact.

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.

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