# Incident 19960105001989I: Cessna 182L, San Diego, CA, January 5, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 5, 1996, 17:46 local time
- Place: San Diego, CA
- Airport: San Diego International-Lindbergh Fld
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.7153° N, 117.1573° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Diego, CA, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7153&lon=-117.1573&mi=10
- Aircraft: N182VE, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N182VE) (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
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 515 total, 25 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960105001989I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: PILOT REQUESTED AND CONDUCTED ILS TO RUNWAY 28R AT MONTGOMERY FIELD. DISREGARDING ATC AND PASSENGER COMMUNICATIONS THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS LOW, THE PILOT CONTINUED THE APPROACH WELL BELOW THE "ON GLIDE PATH" VASI INDICATION. DURING THE LOW APPROACH, THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK TWO APPROACH LIGHT FIXTURES APPROXIMATELY 2500 FEET FROM THE APPROACH END OF 28R. THE PILOT MADE A GO-AROUND. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT FOLLOWING A VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE GEAR BY ATC PERSONNEL.

## Other reports on N182VE (1)

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

- [Accident 20250413005639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250413005639A), Apr 13, 2025: Cessna 182L (N182VE), Erie, NV, Substantial damage. On April 13, 2025, a Cessna 182L aircraft, [privacy data omitted], departed the henderson Nevada airport. During climb upon reaching 3500 feet MSL aircraft…

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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