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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 182P · Perris, CA · May 7, 2020

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Date: May 7, 2020 · 08:30 local
Place: Perris, CA
Airport: Perris Valley
Phase of flight: Taxi
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N58646
Reported as: Cessna 182P
Reported engine: Continental O-470 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 846 total192 in this make and model4 in the last 90 days

N58646Registered now · Cessna 182PS/N 18262202 · Built 1973 Airframe modelCessna 182P Engine modelContinental O-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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The airman, landed at the Perris Valley Airport (L65). He was unfamiliar with the airport as he normally lands at french valley (F70). He realized that french valley was closed due to runway resurfacing and chose to divert to the Perris Valley Airport and landed without incident.

The next morning the pilot went to the Perris Valley Airport to fly back to van nuys airport (vny). The pilot was taxiing his aircraft to the runway on what he thought was a taxiway. However, the area he thought was a taxiway was a road utilized for vehicles and airport equipment. The airport does not have an actual taxiway. Pilots back taxi on the runway to their parking area.

As he taxied to the runway the left wing of the C-182 struck a tractor that was parked to the side off of the road. The aircraft spun 180 degrees and came to a rest in a ditch next to the roadway.

Damage is visible to the leading edge of the left wing and underneath the left wing, the horizontal stabilizer and the vertical stabilizer.

As the FAA filed it

THE AIRMAN, LANDED AT THE PERRIS VALLEY AIRPORT (L65). HE WAS UNFAMILIAR WITH THE AIRPORT AS HE NORMALLY LANDS AT FRENCH VALLEY (F70). HE REALIZED THAT FRENCH VALLEY WAS CLOSED DUE TO RUNWAY RESURFACING AND CHOSE TO DIVERT TO THE PERRIS VALLEY AIRPORT AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT.

THE NEXT MORNING THE PILOT WENT TO THE PERRIS VALLEY AIRPORT TO FLY BACK TO VAN NUYS AIRPORT (VNY). THE PILOT WAS TAXIING HIS AIRCRAFT TO THE RUNWAY ON WHAT HE THOUGHT WAS A TAXIWAY. HOWEVER, THE AREA HE THOUGHT WAS A TAXIWAY WAS A ROAD UTILIZED FOR VEHICLES AND AIRPORT EQUIPMENT. THE AIRPORT DOES NOT HAVE AN ACTUAL TAXIWAY. PILOTS BACK TAXI ON THE RUNWAY TO THEIR PARKING AREA.

AS HE TAXIED TO THE RUNWAY THE LEFT WING OF THE C-182 STRUCK A TRACTOR THAT WAS PARKED TO THE SIDE OFF OF THE ROAD. THE AIRCRAFT SPUN 180 DEGREES AND CAME TO A REST IN A DITCH NEXT TO THE ROADWAY.

DAMAGE IS VISIBLE TO THE LEADING EDGE OF THE LEFT WING AND UNDERNEATH THE LEFT WING, THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER AND THE VERTICAL STABILIZER.

Other reports on N58646 · 1

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

Incident 20160501007899ILanding: Touchdown · El Monte, CAOn approach to El Monte Airport, tower cleared aircraft N58646 for landing on runway 010; pilot inadvertently passed the runway centerline, flared up and the plane dropped several feet with a hard landing. Initial an occurrence as blown tire, on hard landing.…May 1, 2016 · Minor damage