# Accident 20080514835979A: Cessna 182P, Santa Maria, CA, May 14, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 14, 2008, 18:30 local time
- Place: Santa Maria, CA
- Airport: Santa Maria Pub/Capt G Allan H
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.8989° N, 120.4575° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8989&lon=-120.4575&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4660K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4660K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182P (registry code 2075816, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182P
- Reported engine: CONT O470*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX08LA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08LA140) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080514835979A

## Narrative

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

(-23)ON 05/14/2008, THE PILOT OF N4660K A CESSNA 182-P CONTACTED THE SANTA MARIA AIRPORT TOWER REQUESTING PERMISSION TO TAKEOFF.  FROM INITIAL CONTACT THE CONTROLLER WAS CONCERNED ABOUT THE PHYSICAL CONDITION OF THE PILOT.  THE PILOT DISPLAYED SLURRED SPEECH AND WAS NOT ABLE TO GIVE A READ BACK OF A FREQUENCY WHEN REQUESTED.  THE CONTROLLER ASKED IF THE PILOT FELT HE WAS FIT FOR FLIGHT.  THE PILOT STATED YES AND WAS GIVEN CLEARANCE TO TAKEOFF.  UPON RETURN TO THE AIRPORT N4660K WAS IN THE PATTERN FOR LANDING WITH A COMMUTER AIRCRAFT ON A REVENUE FLIGHT.  ON TOUCHDOWN THE CESSNA 182 BOUNCED REPEATEDLY STRIKING THE PROP AND COLLAPSING THE NOSE GEAR.  THE AIRCRAFT SLID TO A STOP IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO A SECOND FULL COMMUTER AIRCRAFT WAITING TO TAKEOFF FROM THE ACTIVE RUNWAY.  WHEN FIRE CREWS AND AIRPORT POLICE RESPONDED IT WAS NOTED THAT THE PILOT SHOWED SIGNS OF ALCOHOL INTOXICATION.  THE PILOT FAILED A SOBRIETY TEST GIVEN BY THE SANTA MARIA POLICE DEPT.  THE PILOT WAS THEN BOOKED INTO COUNTY JAIL.

## 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 LAX08LA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08LA140), May 15, 2008: Cessna 182P (N4660K), Santa Maria, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's impairment from alcohol and his improper flare, which resulted in a bounced landing. Contributing to the accident was the FAA's failure to obtain additional information about the pilot's…

## Other reports on N4660K (1)

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

- [Accident 19780420008369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780420008369A), Apr 20, 1978: Cessna 182P (N4660K), Spanaway, WA, Substantial damage. Lnd halfway down rwy.

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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