# NTSB MKC74DCA17: Cessna 182P, N21358, Chesterfield, MO, November 22, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 22, 1973
- Place: Chesterfield, MO · CHESTERFIELD, MO
- Location: 38.6631° N, 90.5771° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chesterfield, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6631&lon=-90.5771&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 25, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 187626
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC74DCA17
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC74DCA17

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3666  73/11/22   CHESTERFIELD,MO     CESSNA 182P         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             PRIVATE, AGE 59, 275
        TIME - 1230                    N21358              PX-  0  0  0  CHECK                     TOTAL HOURS, 152 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SPIRIT OF STLOUIS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHESTERFIELD,MO             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           CHECK PILOT - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
        REMARKS- PLT WAS PARTICIPATING IN FAA VOL PROFICIENCY FLT CK.SHORT FLD LDG BUCKLED FIREWALL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N21358](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N21358), registered now, S/N 18261585, built 1972 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182P
- 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: Spirit Of Stlouis

## 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 19731122038699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731122038699A), Nov 22, 1973: Cessna 182P, Chesterfield, MO, Substantial damage. Plt was participating in FAA vol proficiency flt ck. Short fld ldg buckled 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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