# Accident 19900311007529A: Cessna 182Q, Watsonville, CA, March 11, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 11, 1990, 11:15 local time
- Place: Watsonville, CA
- Airport: Watsonville Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.9503° N, 121.7201° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.9503&lon=-121.7201&mi=10
- Aircraft: N759KM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N759KM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182Q (registry code 2072732, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182Q
- Reported engine: CONT O470U
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 750 total, 5 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX90LA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA077) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900311007529A

## Narrative

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

TAXIED INTO A POT HOLE IN PARKING AREA. BENT NOSE GEAR AND FIREWALL.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 LAX90LA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA077), Mar 11, 1990: Cessna 182Q (N759KM), Watsonville, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE VISUAL LOOKOUT.

## Other reports on N759KM (1)

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

- [Accident 19910624024339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910624024339A), Jun 24, 1991: Cessna 182Q (N759KM), Watsonville, CA, Substantial damage. Bounced and porpoised on landing. Bent propeller and firewall.

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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