# Accident 19940130001119A: Cessna 182G, Watsonville, CA, January 30, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 30, 1994, 18:20 local time
- Place: Watsonville, CA
- Airport: Watsonville Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.9505° N, 121.7193° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.9505&lon=-121.7193&mi=10
- Aircraft: N21106, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N21106-2013-11-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182P (registry code 2075816, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182G
- Reported engine: CONT O470R
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,297 total, 748 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX94LA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA109) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940130001119A

## Narrative

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

FAILED REMOVE PITOT COVER. NIGHT FLIGHT. NOTED NEAR END RUNWAY. ABORTED, SKID OFF END. FOLDED NOSE GEAR. NOSED OVER

## 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 LAX94LA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA109), Jan 31, 1994: Cessna 182 (N21106), Watsonville, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT INSPECTION BY FAILING TO REMOVE THE PITOT TUBE COVER AND DELAY IN HIS REMEDIAL ACTION BY NOT BEGINNING TO STOP THE AIRPLANE UNTIL IT WAS ABOUT 1,000 FEET BEFORE THE…

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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