# Accident 19960622014909A: Cessna 182, Mendota, CA, June 22, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 22, 1996, 19:11 local time
- Place: Mendota, CA
- Airport: Mendota Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.6696° N, 120.4496° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6696&lon=-120.4496&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3675U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3675U-2003-10-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182 (registry code 2072702, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Reported engine: CONT O470R
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 546 total, 44 in this make and model, 216 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX96LA241](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA241) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960622014909A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER OVER AIRPORT AFTER JUMPERS AWAY. HAD STOPPED ENGINE. UNABLE RESTART. LANDED OFF END RUNWAY. FOLDED GEAR.

## 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 LAX96LA241](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA241), Jun 23, 1996: Cessna 182 (N3675U), Mendota, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's decision to intentionally shut down the engine; his failure to verify the surface winds during the prolonged orbiting descent over the airport, which resulted in a final approach with a…

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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