LAX88LA155

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 182RG · Davis, CA · April 1, 1988

Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal report
Date
March 31, 1988, 17:30 local (Apr 1, 1988, 01:30 UTC)
Place
Davis, CA
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N400BTCessna 182RG
Weather
Visual (VMC) · Day
Status
Completed · report July 10, 1989
Report
Approved by Office Director
FAA report
19880331011739A
Case key
25982

From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.

On this page

Sequence of events

NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.

Loss of engine power(total) - nonmechanicalApproach
Emergency procedure - simulatedPilot in command(cfi)Factor
Main gear collapsedLanding - roll
Checklist - not followedPilot in commandCause
Landing gear,gear locking mechanism - wornCause
Landing gear,gear indicating system - erraticFactor

Aircraft

Registration
N400BT
Reported as
Cessna 182RG
Category
Airplane
Serial number
R18200452
Airframe hours
1,484
Engine
Lycoming O-540-J3C5D, 235 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Instructional · Part 91
Registered owner
Tario Khalidi
Airworthiness certificate
Standard, Normal
Last inspection
Annual · August 22, 1987 · 171 hours before
Departed
SAC · Sacramento, CA
Airport
0O5 · Davis, runway 16, 3,185 × 50 ft, asphalt

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

Role
Pilot
Age
37
Certificate
Private
Airplane ratings
Single-engine land
Instrument ratings
Airplane
Medical
Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
Seat
Left
Flight hours
471 total · 151 in this make and model · 417 as pilot in command · 18 in the last 90 days · 9 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours

Weather

Conditions
Visual (VMC) · Day
Wind
340° at 15 knots, gusting 20
Visibility
50 statute miles
Lowest ceiling
None
Temperature
75 °F, dew point 30 °F
Altimeter
29.00 inHg
Observed at
SAC, 14 nm away

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.

Other investigations on N400BT · 1

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