# Accident 19961218047229A: Cessna 182, Spokane, WA, December 18, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 18, 1996, 08:00 local time
- Place: Spokane, WA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.6588° N, 117.4260° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Spokane, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.6588&lon=-117.4260&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5949E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5949E-2017-10-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182R (registry code 2072731, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA97LA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA97LA038) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961218047229A

## Narrative

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

(-16) PIC STATED THAT DURING CLIMBOUT, PASSING THRU 4000 MSL, WHILE TRAVERSING THE STUDENT PRACTICE AREA LOCATED ABOUT 10 MILES NORTHEAST OF FELTS FIELD (SFF). PIC WAS SETTING GPS NAU EQUIPMENT WHEN HE FELT A "THUMP". PIC THOUGHT HE'D SEEN A "FLASH OF WHITE" OUT OF THE CORNER OF HIS EYE & ASSUMED A LARGE BIRD HAD BEEN INVOLVED. INFLIGHT VISUAL INSPECTION SHOWED RH MAIN GEAR LEG TO BE BROKEN ABOUT 6 INCHES FROM WHEEL/BRAKE ASSY. THE PILOT WAS COUNSELED BY OPERATIONS INSPECTORS REGARDING "SEE AND AVOID" PRINCIPLES.

## 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 SEA97LA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA97LA038), Dec 18, 1996: Cessna 182R (N5949E), Spokane, WA, minor damage. Probable cause: The failure of the pilots of both airplanes to see and avoid each other. A factor contributing to the accident was the Cessna's pilot diverted attention.

## Other reports on N5949E (1)

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

- [Accident 19950928030719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950928030719A), Sep 28, 1995: Cessna 182R (N5949E), Spokane, WA, Substantial damage. Landed fast at midfield. Hydroplaned in standing water. Ran off end runway. Damaged struts and elevators.

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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