# Accident 19930215002389A: Cessna 182E, Corning, CA, February 15, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 15, 1993, 12:29 local time
- Place: Corning, CA
- Airport: Corning Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9191° N, 122.2806° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9191&lon=-122.2806&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9300X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9300X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182E (registry code 2072712, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182E
- Reported engine: CONT O470R
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 128 total, 123 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX93LA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA122) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930215002389A

## Narrative

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

OIL ON WINDSHIELD ON INITIAL CLIMB. MADE CIRCUIT. BOUNCED LANDING. LEFT RUNWAY INTO A DITCH. OIL CAP CAME OFF.

## 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 LAX93LA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA122), Feb 15, 1993: Cessna 182E (N9300X), Corning, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S POOR PREFLIGHT INSPECTION. FACTORS RELATING TO THIS ACCIDENT WERE THE NOT PROPERLY SECURED OIL CAP AND THE OIL COVERED WINDSHIELD.

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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