# Accident 19910208001889A: Cessna TR182, Petaluma, CA, February 8, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 8, 1991, 20:55 local time
- Place: Petaluma, CA
- Airport: Petaluma Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: DMAA
- Location: 38.2097° N, 122.7593° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2097&lon=-122.7593&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2415S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2415S-1993-03-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna TR182 (registry code 2072735, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-tr182) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA TR182
- Reported engine: LYC O540L3C5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 158 total, 14 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX91FA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91FA093) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910208001889A

## Narrative

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

FLEW INTO AREA OF DENSE FOG OVER DESTINATION ON A SHORT FLIGHT. LOST CONTROL AND CRASHED. TEMP AND DEW POINT CLOSE

## 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 LAX91FA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91FA093), Feb 9, 1991: Cessna TR182 (N2415S), Petaluma, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADVERTENT FLIGHT INTO IMC AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRCRAFT CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE. FACTORS WHICH CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT RELATED TO THE PILOT BECOMING DISORIENTED IN THE DARK,…

## Other reports on N2415S (1)

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

- [Incident 19810727045359I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810727045359I), Jul 27, 1981: Cessna TR182 (N2415S), Aspen, CO, Minor damage. Bounced landing, began go around raised gear then elected to land on remaining runway. Failed to extend gear.

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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