# Accident 20030321014129A: Cessna 182G, Santa Maria, CA, March 21, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 21, 2003, 17:10 local time
- Place: Santa Maria, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.9908° N, 120.1881° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9908&lon=-120.1881&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3236S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3236S-2014-09-29) (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 O470*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX03FA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03FA116) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030321014129A

## Narrative

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

(-23) 1) GRASS AIRSTRIP, LOCATED ON THE PILOT'S/OWNER'S PRIVATE PROPERTY LOCATED 20 MILES DUE EAST OF SANTA MARIA 2) PILOT/OWNER HAS BEEN OPERATING FROM THIS PRIVATE GRASS AIRSTRIP FOR APPROXIMATELY 20 YEARS 3) CLOSEST NEIGHBOR STATED THAT WHILE EXPECTING TO SEEE THE AIRCRAFT PASS OVERHEAD SHE HEARD THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE NOISE STOP! 4) NEIGHBORS REPORT THE PILOT/OWNER ADDING FUEL TO THE AIRCRAFT FROM A 55 GAL. DRUM, WHICH THE PILOT/OWNER WAS FILLING AT A LOCAL GAS STATION (COULD NOT CONFIRM). 6) ALL AIRCRAFT RECORDS WERE DESTROYED IN THE AIRCRAFT FIRE AT THE CRASH SITE.

## 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 LAX03FA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03FA116), Mar 22, 2003: Cessna 182G (N3236S), Santa Maria, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain proper runway alignment during the takeoff ground roll, which resulted in the left wing contacting the brush lining the runway edge. The combined effects of the brush…

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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