# Accident 20010115003069A: Cessna TR182, Concord, CA, January 15, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 15, 2001, 17:30 local time
- Place: Concord, CA
- Airport: Buchanan Field
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.0002° N, 122.0296° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0002&lon=-122.0296&mi=10
- Aircraft: N63BD, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N63BD) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna TR182 (registry code 2072735, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-tr182) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA TR182
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX01LA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01LA074) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010115003069A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AFTER THE FLIGHT ENDED THE PILOT TAXIED THE AIRCRAFT OFF THE TAXIWAY ONTO THE EAST RAMP, HE TURNED AND TAXIED HIS AIRCRAFT AROUND A PARKED AIRCRAFT AND STRAIGHTENED OUT. HE MISJUDGED THE DISTANCE FROM HIS LEFT WING TIP TO THE AA HANGAR. HIS WING TIP STRUCK THE BUILDING BREAKING THE TIP LIGHT AND BENDING THE WING AFT. THIS BENDING ACTION BENT THE LEFT FLAP AND AILERON AND RIGGING FLIGHT CONTROLS. THE LOWER LEFT WING HAS A LARGE 5 INCH BEND IN THE MIS SECTION OF THE WING AND THE FUSELAGE HAS TWO BENT SECTIONS ON THE LEFT SKIN.

## 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 LAX01LA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01LA074), Jan 16, 2001: Cessna TR182 (N63BD), Concord, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the pilot to maintain clearance from buildings during taxi.

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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