# NTSB LAX80DVM14: Cessna 182, N6324A, Sn Luis Obspo, CA, February 6, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 6, 1980
- Place: Sn Luis Obspo, CA · SN LUIS OBSPO, CA
- Location: 35.2662° N, 120.6684° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Luis Obispo, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2662&lon=-120.6684&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 4, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 132276
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX80DVM14
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DVM14

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0116   80/2/6    SN LUIS OBSPO,CA    CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 66, 2030
        TIME - 1015                    N6324A              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WEIR
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SN LUIS OBSPO,CA            LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SUNGLARE
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT SHOULDERS
        REMARKS- MISTOOK DRY GRASS ON SHOULDER AS RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6324A](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6324A), registered now, S/N 33124, built 1956 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182) (registry code 2072702) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Weir

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19800206002339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800206002339A), Feb 6, 1980: Cessna 182, San Luis Obispo, CA, Substantial damage. Landed on soft ground adjacent to grass runway. Nosewheel collapsed on roll out. Pilot's vision obscured by sun.

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.

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