# NTSB OAK70DVD08: Cessna 182, N42209, Petaluma, CA, March 8, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 8, 1970
- Place: Petaluma, CA · PETALUMA, CA
- Location: 38.2420° N, 122.6286° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Petaluma, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2420&lon=-122.6286&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 6, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137495
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK70DVD08
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK70DVD08

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1144   70/3/8    PETALUMA,CALIF      CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 47, 97 TOTAL
        TIME - 1400                    N42209              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 8 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PETALUMA SKY PARK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SONOMA COUNTY AIRPRK        PETALUMA,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
        REMARKS- PLT SAID HE LOOKED DOWN TO CHECK FLAPS,CARB HEAT CTLS AFT LDG.WHEN HE LOOKED UP WAS UN GO-AROUND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N42209](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N42209), registered now, S/N 18258901, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182l) (registry code 2072726) (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: Petaluma Sky Park

## Other investigations on N42209 (2)

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 OAK75DVG06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK75DVG06), Aug 2, 1974: Cessna 182 (N42209), Lk Pillsbry, CA, substantial damage
- [NTSB OAK71DVG25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK71DVG25), Sep 27, 1970: Cessna 182L (N42209), Napa, 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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