# NTSB LAX82DA268: Cessna 150L, N18010, Chowchilla, CA, July 17, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: July 16, 1982, 18:00 local (Jul 17, 1982, 01:00 UTC)
- Place: Chowchilla, CA
- Coordinates: 37.070705, -120.269187 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.0707&lon=-120.2692&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 16, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 70242
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX82DA268
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/70242/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82DA268

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Undershoot, landing - flare/touchdown
  - proper touchdown point - not attained, pilot in command (cause)
  - terrain condition - rough/uneven (contributing factor)

## Analysis

DURING PRACTICE FLIGHT THE AIRCRAFT WAS LANDED SHORT OF RUNWAY AND BOUNCED SEVERAL TIMES. DAMAGE WAS DISCOVERED ON A SUBSEQUENT FLIGHT.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N18010](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N18010-1988-12-15), registration cancelled 1988-12-15, S/N 15073727 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150L
- Registry model: [Cessna 150L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (registry code 2071826) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 15073727
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-200-A 100 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Central Valley Skyways
- Registered owner: Central Valley Skyways
- Departed: MERCED, CA
- Destination: MERCED, CA
- Airport: 206, Chowchilla, runway 30, 3,250 × 60 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 32; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 152 total, 80 in this make and model, 120 as pilot in command, 8 in the last 90 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Visibility: 25 statute miles

## 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 19820716032419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820716032419A), Jul 16, 1982: Cessna 150L, Chowchilla, CA, Substantial damage. Landed short in rough terrain, bounced onto runway and continued to fly. Damage to airplane found 2 days later.

## Other investigations on N18010 (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 OAK75DVG04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK75DVG04-134491), Jul 27, 1974: Cessna 150L (N18010), Lakeport, CA, substantial damage

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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