# NTSB LAX74DUJ19: Cessna 182, N21520, Mesa, AZ, September 2, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 2, 1973
- Place: Mesa, AZ · MESA, AZ
- Location: 33.4223° N, 111.8226° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mesa, AZ, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4223&lon=-111.8226&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 30, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 188611
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX74DUJ19
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74DUJ19

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2707   73/9/2    MESA,ARIZ           CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 40, 125
        TIME - 1200                    N21520              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 52 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FALCON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MESA,ARIZ                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- HIT VASI CONST AREA.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N21520](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N21520), registered now, S/N 18261686, built 1973 (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: Destroyed
- Airport: Falcon

## 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 19730902026269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730902026269A), Sep 2, 1973: Cessna 182P, Mesa, AZ, Substantial damage. Hit VASI const area.

## Other investigations on N21520 (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.

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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