# NTSB NYC73DID16: Cessna 182, N2359R, Midlothian, VA, February 3, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 3, 1973
- Place: Midlothian, VA · MIDLOTHIAN, VA
- Location: 37.4844° N, 77.6496° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Midlothian, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.4844&lon=-77.6496&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 21, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 169591
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC73DID16
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73DID16

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0066   73/2/3    MIDLOTHIAN,VA       CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 28, 343
        TIME - 1655                    N2359R              PX-  0  0  2  OTHER PUBLIC              TOTAL HOURS, 251 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - VA STATE POLICE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GREENVILLE,SC               RICHMOND,VA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
        REMARKS- T/D ABT MIDWAY ON SOD STRIP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2359R](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2359R), registered now, S/N 18255459, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182g) (registry code 2072716) (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: Va State Police

## 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 19730203001509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730203001509A), Feb 3, 1973: Cessna 182G, Midlothian, VA, Substantial damage. T/d abt midway on sod strip.

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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