# Incident 19981105034099I: Cessna 152, Concord, CA, November 5, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 5, 1998
- Place: Concord, CA
- Airport: Buchanan Field
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Location: 37.9897° N, 122.0569° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BUCHANAN FLD (CCR), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9897&lon=-122.0569&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6469M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6469M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981105034099I

## Narrative

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

DURING DESCENT TO LAND ON RUNWAY 19R AT CONCORD CA BUCHANAN FIELD (CCR), FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR GERALD STRONG ALLOWED STUDENT PILOT TO GET TO LOW UPON LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED THE MALL LIGHT AT THE APPROACH END OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE LEFT LANDING GEAR STRUT FAIRING, LEFT WING LIFT STRUT, FORWARD ENGINE COWLING, PROPELLER TIP, ENGINE EXHAUST STACK AND LEFT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER TIP FAIRING. THE RUNWAY MALL LIGHT WAS DEMOLISHED, CONCORD TOWER PERSONELL REPORTED THAT THE WEATHER WAS GOOD AND THE RUNWAY LIGHTING WAS OPERATIONAL.

## Other reports on N6469M (1)

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

- [Accident 19880719029271A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880719029271A), Jul 19, 1988: Cessna 152 (N6469M), Dixon, CA, Substantial damage. Right wing raised up and struck the left gear of N6239H while in formation flight to take pictures. Landed safely.

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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