# Accident 20120624012119A: Cessna 182, Watsonville, CA, June 24, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 24, 2012, 13:03 local time
- Place: Watsonville, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.9356° N, 121.7894° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.9356&lon=-121.7894&mi=10
- Aircraft: N55DN, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N55DN-2012-08-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182 (registry code 2072702, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-520 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,200 total, 985 in this make and model, 270 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR12LA286](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12LA286) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120624012119A

## Narrative

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

ON JUNE 24, 2012 AT 1303 PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 182, N55DN SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING AN EMERGENCY OFF-AIRPORT LANDING APPROXIMATELY ONE HALF MILE NORTH-EAST OF THE WATSONVILLE AIRPORT, CALIFORNIA.   THE COMMERCIAL PILOT AND SOLE OCCUPANT ONBOARD STATED THE FLIGHT WAS NORMAL UNTIL THE AIRCRAFT TURNED ONTO A THREE MILE FINAL APPROACH. THE PILOT REPORTED THE ENGINE QUIT AND SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO RESTART THE ENGINE WERE MADE.  THESE ATTEMPTS FAILED AND THE PILOT PREPARED THE AIRCRAFT FOR AN OFF-AIRPORT LANDING.  THE PILOT MANEUVERED THE AIRCRAFT PARALLEL TO AN ORCHARD OF APPLE TREES LOCATED OFF THE END OF RUNWAY 20 AT WATSONVILLE AIRPORT.  THE AIRCRAFT HIT SEVERAL TREES COMING TO REST IN AN UPRIGHT NOSE DOWN LEFT WING LOW ATTITUDE.  THE PILOT SECURED AND EVACUATED THE AIRCRAFT.  THE FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED UNDER VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE LOCAL FLIGHT.SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WINGS, THE VERTICAL AND HORIZONTAL STABILIZER, THE NOSE LANDING GEAR AND ENGINE PROPELLER.

## 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 WPR12LA286](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12LA286), Jun 24, 2012: Cessna 182 (N55DN), Watsonville, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power during approach for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination did not reveal any mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded…

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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