# NTSB LAX80DUJ10: Cessna 182, N92844, Scottsdale, AZ, November 23, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 23, 1979
- Place: Scottsdale, AZ · SCOTTSDALE, AZ
- Location: 33.5092° N, 111.8990° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Scottsdale, AZ, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5092&lon=-111.8990&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 6, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 132696
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX80DUJ10
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DUJ10

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3728  79/11/23   SCOTTSDALE,AZ       CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 47, 370
        TIME - 1645                    N92844              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 67 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SCOTTSDALE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        REMARKS- PROP,FIREWALL DMGD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N92844](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N92844), registered now, S/N 18260390, built 1970 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182n) (registry code 2072730) (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: Scottsdale

## 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 19791123035719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791123035719A), Nov 23, 1979: Cessna 182, Scottsdale, AZ, Substantial damage. Made hard landing after leveling off too high. Aircraft bounced. Hit prop. Damaged engine firewall.

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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