# Accident 19900406007609A: Cessna 182L, Concord, CA, April 6, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 6, 1990, 16:30 local time
- Place: Concord, CA
- Airport: Buchanan Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.0007° N, 122.0302° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0007&lon=-122.0302&mi=10
- Aircraft: N42599, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N42599) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182L (registry code 2072726, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182L
- Reported engine: CONT O470R
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 110 total, 70 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX90LA139](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA139) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900406007609A

## Narrative

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

LANDED NOSE WHEEL FIRST BLOWING THE TIRE. LOST CONTROL AND VEERED OFF RUNWAY INTO ROUGH AREA.

## 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 LAX90LA139](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA139), Apr 6, 1990: Cessna 182L (N42599), Concord, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT IN COMMAND TO PROPERLY JUDGE THE TIMING OF THE LANDING FLARE.

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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