# Accident 20080213010429A: Cessna 182, Livermore, CA, February 13, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 13, 2008, 14:30 local time
- Place: Livermore, CA
- Airport: Livermore Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.6933° N, 121.8203° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6933&lon=-121.8203&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5407B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5407B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182 (registry code 2072702, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,151 total, 183 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA08CA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA08CA076) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080213010429A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT WAS LANDING ON RUNWAY 25R AT LIVERMORE, THE WINDS WERE FROM THE NORTH AT 20 MPH GUSTING TO 30 MPH. DURING ROLL OUT THE AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED DAMAGING THE LEFT WING AND LEFT ELEVATOR.

## 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 SEA08CA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA08CA076), Feb 13, 2008: Cessna 182 (N5407B), Livermore, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for the crosswind condition and failure to maintain directional control during landing.

## Other reports on N5407B (2)

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

- [Accident 20240913012959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240913012959A), Sep 13, 2024: Cessna 182 (N5407B), Buckland, AK, Substantial damage. Pilot attempted to land on a gravel bar in a river bed. He lined up his approach at a bad angle. Once he touched down in an effort to turn left with the slope…
- [Incident 19780513033509I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780513033509I), May 13, 1978: Cessna 182 (N5407B), Prescott, AZ. Forced landing due to smoke in cockpit. Light dimmer shorted out.

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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