# Accident 19970713044469A: Cessna 182G, Fresno, CA, July 13, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 13, 1997, 21:30 local time
- Place: Fresno, CA
- Airport: Sierra Sky Park Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.6399° N, 119.9097° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6399&lon=-119.9097&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2164R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2164R-2007-10-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182G (registry code 2072716, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182g) (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: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 87 total, 34 in this make and model, 65 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX97LA249](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA249) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970713044469A

## Narrative

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

STALLED ON HIGH LEVEL FLARE. IMPACTED RUNWAY ON NOSE GEAR. DAMAGED FIREWALL AND AIRFRAME NOSE SECTION.

## 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 LAX97LA249](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA249), Jul 14, 1997: Cessna 182G (N2164R), Fresno, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's improper flare, which resulted in a hard landing and damage to the airplane.

## Other reports on N2164R (1)

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

- [Accident 20070528007489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070528007489A), May 28, 2007: Cessna 182G (N2164R), Moab, UT, Destroyed. (-23) Aircraft departed Moab (Canyonlands-cny) runway 03 with an early right turn out to the southbound in a climb. Aircraft made a left turn to a north…

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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