# NTSB LAX81DUJ78: Cessna TR182, N2518S, Grand Canyon, AZ, August 27, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 27, 1981
- Place: Grand Canyon, AZ · GRAND CANYON, AZ
- Location: 36.0544° N, 112.1393° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grand Canyon, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0544&lon=-112.1393&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 27, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 124483
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX81DUJ78
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81DUJ78

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2278  81/8/27    GRAND CANYON,AZ     CESSNA TR182        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 43, 344
        TIME - 1400                    N2518S              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 48 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GRAND CANYON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LONG BEECH,CA               GRAND CANYON,AZ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2518S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2518S-2012-09-24), registration cancelled 2012-09-24, S/N R18201346, built 1980 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA TR182
- Registry model: [Cessna TR182](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-tr182) (registry code 2072735) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (registry code 41532, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Grand Canyon

## Other investigations on N2518S (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 WPR09CA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09CA131), Feb 27, 2009: Cessna TR182 (N2518S), Amargosa Valley, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed and runway alignment.

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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