# Incident 20040711014529I: Cessna R182, California City, CA, July 11, 2004

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 11, 2004, 10:45 local time
- Place: California City, CA
- Airport: California City Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.1511° N, 118.0167° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1511&lon=-118.0167&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9108C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9108C-2025-04-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna R182 (registry code 2072734, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-r182) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA R182
- Reported engine: LYC O540*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,200 total, 940 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX04CA263](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04CA263) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040711014529I

## Narrative

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

(-23) AT APPROX. 10:45 LCL ON 07/11/2004, ALVIN L. KOSOFF, AS PILOT IN COMMAND, LANDED N9108C, A CESSNA 182RG "GEAR-UP" AT CALIFORNIA CITY AIRPORT (L71). THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT OR PASSENGER. THE PILOT STATED HE BECAME DISTRACTED AND LANDED GEAR UP.

## 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 LAX04CA263](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04CA263), Jul 11, 2004: Cessna R182 (N9108C), California City, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to lower the landing gear. A contributing factor was the pilot's distraction while on final approach.

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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