# Incident 20090829018459I: Cessna R182, Union City, CA, August 29, 2009

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 29, 2009, 13:50 local time
- Place: Union City, CA
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.6028° N, 122.0188° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Union City, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6028&lon=-122.0188&mi=10
- Aircraft: N737YK, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N737YK) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 17,400 total, 650 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090829018459I

## Narrative

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

N737YK, A CESSNA, CE-182-R AIRCRAFT, WHILE ENROUTE FROM SOUTH LAKE TAHOE AIRPORT (TVL) TO SAN CARLOS AIRPORT 9SQL) LANDED IN A FIELD 6 MILES SHORT OF HAYWARD (HWD) AIRPORT.  UNION CITY POLICE (UCPD) WERE DISPTACHED TO THE INCIDENT AREA.  UCPD OFFICER LOCATED THE AIRCRAFT AND DETERMINED THE SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT INJURED.  UCPD REPORTS, INTERVIEW WITH THE SOLE OCCUPANT ALSO WAS THE PILOT OF THE AIRCRAFT.  UCPD INTERVIEW WITH THE PILOT SUPPORTS THE STATEMENT GIVEN TO THE FAA THAT THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE LOST POWER ON DESCENT AT OR ABOUT 2000 FEET MSL.  CONVERSATIONS WITH NTSB REVEALED THE POLICE REPORT HAD BEEN FAXED TO LA NTSB, A COPY WAS REQUESTED AND NTSB FORWARDED A COPY TO THE FSDO.  NTSB STATED THEY WOULD NOT INVESTIGATE THIS INCIDENT.  INTERVIEW WITH THE PILOT REVEALED HE MADE WHAT HE TERMED A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING IN THE EMPTY FIELD.

## Other reports on N737YK (1)

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

- [Incident 20250811010609I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250811010609I), Aug 11, 2025: Cessna R182 (N737YK), Minden, NV, Minor damage. Airman is unsure if he had the gear selector in the down position prior to touchdown. He stated he checked the gear down handle after impact but was unclear if…

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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