# Incident 19780312016029I: Cessna 182A, Vacaville, CA, March 12, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 12, 1978, 11:45 local time
- Place: Vacaville, CA
- Airport: Nut Tree
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.3782° N, 121.9612° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at NUT TREE (VCB), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3782&lon=-121.9612&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5969B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5969B-2013-03-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182A (registry code 2072704, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 141 total, 51 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780312016029I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PILOT LOST DIRETIONAL CONTROL AFTER TOUCHDOWN. FOUND BOTH STEERING RODS BROKEN. SHIMMY DAMPER LOW ON FLUID.

## Other reports on N5969B (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19790625025079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790625025079A), Jun 25, 1979: Cessna 182A (N5969B), Albion, CA, Destroyed, 3 fatal. VFR pilot departed into an area of low clouds and fog. Crashed into trees shortly after takeoff. No weather check.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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