# Accident 19950218002179A: Cessna 182C, Novato, CA, February 18, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 18, 1995, 20:00 local time
- Place: Novato, CA
- Airport: Gnoss Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.0991° N, 122.6299° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0991&lon=-122.6299&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9036T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9036T-2014-11-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182C (registry code 2072708, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182C
- Reported engine: CONT O470N
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,358 total, 2,236 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX95LA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA111) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950218002179A

## Narrative

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

ON NIGHT APPROACH ALLOWED PLANE TO DRIFT OFF RUNWAY ALIGNMENT. STRUCK UNMARKED HILL MILE SHORT. UNSAFE LOW APPROACH

## 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 LAX95LA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA111), Feb 19, 1995: Cessna 182C (N9036T), Novato, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain a proper base leg alignment while flying in the traffic pattern and his misjudged distance and altitude during the approach. A factor which contributed to the accident…

## Other reports on N9036T (1)

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

- [Incident 19910425021079I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910425021079I), Apr 25, 1991: Cessna 182C (N9036T), Livermore, CA. Low fuel. Diverted. Engine quit on final. Landed in field. Right gas cap off and fuel siphoned off.

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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