# Accident 20190221015779A: Cessna 182C, Livermore, CA, February 21, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 21, 2019, 17:10 local time
- Place: Livermore, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- 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: N8644T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8644T-2019-04-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182C (registry code 2072708, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182C
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot, student
- Pilot flight hours: 291 total, 282 in this make and model, 31 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA19CA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA146) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190221015779A

## Narrative

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

ON 2/22/19 WHILE INVESTIGATING AN ASSIGNED INCIDENT AT LVK I WAS INFORMED OF THIS INCIDENT BY AIRPORT OPERATIONS. CONTACTED PILOT ON 2/25/19 AND ASKED IF HE REPORTED THIS INCIDENT. HE DID NOT BELIEVE AT THE TIME OF THIS INCIDENT THAT HE NEEDED TO. AFTER DISCUSSING THIS INCIDENT HE REPORTED THIS AND THIS INCIDENT WAS ENTERED INTO THE ROC 2/25/19.

NTSB REPORTED DURING LANDING, CROSSWIND PUSHED A/C OFF CENTERLINE, STRUCK SIGNS/RUNWAY LIGHTS, AND RESULTED IN RUNWAY EXCURSION. A/C TAXIED BACK TO HANGAR AND PILOT REPORTED DAMAGE TO LEFT GEAR AND LEFT SIDE STRUCTURAL. POB: 1, INJURIES: NONE, DAMAGE: SUBSTANTIAL 02/22/19 0108Z ENTERED ON 2/25.

## 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 GAA19CA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA146), Feb 22, 2019: Cessna 182 (N8644T), Livermore, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll with a gusting tailwind, which resulted in a runway excursion and collision with runway lights and taxiway signage.

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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