Cessna 182 N5407B
13 February 2008 · Livermore, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 13 February 2008 at about 22:30 local time, a Cessna 182 registered N5407B was involved in an accident near Livermore, California, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 22:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Livermore, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Livermore Municipal Airport (LVK)
- Coordinates
- 37.6933, -121.8203
- Aircraft
- Cessna 182
- Registration
- N5407B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Livermore → Livermore
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- SEA08CA076
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The pilot's inadequate compensation for the crosswind condition and failure to maintain directional control during landing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot stated that after making a normal landing in a right crosswind of about 18 knots, the airplane ground looped to the right. The airplane sustained substantial damage as a result of its left wing impacting the runway's surface.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Mar 2008 | Cessna 182B | Wildwood, Florida, United States | Henry George Traill | Fatal | 2 |
| 7 May 2008 | Cessna 182L | Louisville, Kentucky, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 8 Oct 2008 | Cessna 182P | Mount Vernon, Missouri, United States | Brent Kitchen | No injuries | - |
| 8 May 2008 | Cessna 182 | Black Hawk, Colorado, United States | Winkmaggair, LLC | Fatal | 1 |
| 12 Dec 2008 | Cessna 182 | Fort Worth, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Apr 2008 | Cessna 182P | Salisbury, North Carolina, United States | Alison L. Raffaldt | No injuries | - |
All 6,261 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 6 May 2008 | Cessna 152 | Redding, California, United States | Kenneth A Tyler | No injuries | - |
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