# Accident 20190720015699A: Cessna R182, King City, CA, July 20, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 20, 2019, 23:00 local time
- Place: King City, CA
- Airport: Mesa Del Rey Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.2283° N, 121.1214° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2283&lon=-121.1214&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3268C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3268C) (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
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-540 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 610 total, 230 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR19LA201](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19LA201) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190720015699A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT LANDED WITH LANDING GEAR DOWN BUT NOT LOCKED. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO RIGHT ELEVATOR. SLIGHT BUCKLING ON UPPER RIGHT WING SKIN AND UPPER TAIL CONE SKIN JUST AFT OF REAR WINDOW.

## 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 WPR19LA201](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19LA201), Jul 21, 2019: Cessna R182 (N3268C), King City, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A landing gear collapse following an undetermined loss of electrical power, which prevented the landing gear from fully extending.

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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