# NTSB LAX89LA008: Cessna 182A, N5888B, Visalia, CA, October 4, 1988

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: October 4, 1988, 16:30 local (23:30 UTC)
- Place: Visalia, CA
- Coordinates: 36.400215, -119.380943 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.4002&lon=-119.3809&mi=10
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 7, 1989
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 26252
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX89LA008
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/26252/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA008

## Analysis (aircraft 2)

A CESSNA 182A & A BOEING A75 COLLIDED ON THE RWY. THE PILOT OF THE BOEING STATED THAT HE WAS DOING TOUCH & GO LDGS & HAD THE LDG CESSNA IN SIGHT. THE BOEING PLT THEN LOST SITE OF THE CESSNA AFTER IT TOUCHED DOWN ON RWY 30. THE BOEING PLT ASSUMED THE CESSNA WAS CLEAR OF THE RWY, SO HE CONTINUED HIS LDG. THE COLLISION OCCURRED AS THE BOEING WAS ROLLING OUT, BEFORE THE CESSNA HAD CLEARED THE RWY. THE CESSNA PLT HAD COMPLETED HIS LDG ROLL & TAXIED TO THE RT OF THE RWY CENTERLINE. THE BOEING STRUCK THE CESSNA FROM BEHIND & FM THE LEFT. THE CESSNA WAS EQUIPPED WITH A RADIO & THE PLT TRANSMITTED HIS INTENTIONS. THE BOEING WAS NOT EQUIPPED WITH A RADIO. TRAFFIC MUST REVERSE COURSE, ON THE RWY, TO TAXI BACK TO THE ONLY AVAILABLE EXIT LOCATED NEAR THE APPROACH END OF RWY 30.

## Aircraft 1

- Registration: [N5888B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5888B-2014-10-29), registration cancelled 2014-10-29, S/N 33888, built 1956 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182A
- Registry model: [Cessna 182A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182a) (registry code 2072704) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 33888
- Airframe hours: 4118
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-470L 235 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Business, Part 91
- Registered owner: David L. Croickshank
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Departed: FCH, FRESNO, CA
- Airport: 2Q1, Green Acres, runway 30, 2,400 × 60 ft, asphalt

## Aircraft 2

- Registration: [N5000V](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5000V), registered now, S/N 75-5154, built 1942 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING A75
- Registry model: [Boeing E75](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-e75) (registry code 1380120) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-985 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (registry code 52008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 75-5154
- Engines: P&W R-985 450 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Richie, Clarence J.
- Registered owner: Kaweah Crop Dusters, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, September 1, 1988, 1 hours before
- Airport: 2Q1, Green Acres, runway 30, 2,400 × 60 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot, aircraft N5888B; age 59; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 1,322 total, 461 in this make and model
- Pilot, aircraft N5000V; age 62; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land, single-engine sea; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: rear; flight hours: 5,500 total, 5,500 as pilot in command, 90 in the last 90 days, 30 in the last 30 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 270° at 2 knots
- Visibility: 8 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 84 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg

## FAA reports on this event (2)

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

- [Accident 19881004066022A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881004066022A), Oct 4, 1988: Cessna 182A, Visalia, CA, Substantial damage. While stopping on runway to back taxi was struck from behind by landing N5000V a tail wheel blind forward stearman
- [Accident 19881004066021A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881004066021A), Oct 4, 1988: Boeing A75, Visalia, CA, Substantial damage. Saw other plane N5888B landing then lost sight of it and beleived it clear, but struck it from behind on the runway

## Other investigations on N5888B (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 OAK72FVG62](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK72FVG62), May 20, 1972: Cessna 182A (N5888B), Dixon, 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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