# NTSB LAX91LA372: Cessna 182, N7589S, Columbia, CA, August 24, 1991

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: August 24, 1991, 12:00 local (19:00 UTC)
- Place: Columbia, CA
- Coordinates: 38.109783, -120.379112 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.1098&lon=-120.3791&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 5, 1993
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 27340
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX91LA372
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/27340/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA372

## Sequence of events

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

- Hard landing, landing - flare/touchdown
  - weather condition - unfavorable wind (contributing factor)
  - wind information - misjudged, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - flare - not corrected, pilot in command (cause)
  - lack of familiarity with aircraft, pilot in command (contributing factor)

## Analysis

THE PILOT OF THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A BOUNCED LANDING ON HIS INITIAL LANDING ATTEMPT. HE EXECUTED A GO-AROUND AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT ON THE SECOND ATTEMPT. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE FIREWALL WAS DISCOVERED AFTERWARDS. THE PILOT BELIEVES THE BOUNCED LANDING WAS THE RESULT OF CHANGING WIND CONDITIONS WHEN HE CROSSED THE THRESHOLD. THERE WERE NO REPORTED MECHANICAL DIFFICULTIES WITH THE AIRCRAFT PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7589S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7589S-2010-07-12), registration cancelled 2010-07-12, S/N 18265238, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182Q](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182q) (registry code 2072732) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 18265238
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-470V 230 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Business Aircraft Center
- Registered owner: Joe Lonerd
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, January 2, 2000, 44 hours before
- Departed: SJC, SAN JOSE, CA
- Destination: 022, COLUMBIA, CA
- Airport: 022, Columbia, runway 17, 4,677 × 75 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 37; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 230 total, 3 in this make and model, 185 as pilot in command, 8 in the last 90 days, 3 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Day
- Wind: 180° at 10 knots
- Visibility: 40 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 81 °F

## 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 19910824036829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910824036829A), Aug 24, 1991: Cessna 182Q, Columbia, CA, Substantial damage. Bounced on landing. Made go around and landed without incident. Found damaged firewall and bulkhead.

## Other investigations on N7589S (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 CEN09CA419](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA419), Jul 7, 2009: Cessna 182Q (N7589S), Ballinger, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion as a result of the pilot's inadequate pre-flight planning.

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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