# NTSB OAK78FXQ03: Cessna 182, N58636, Austin, NV, November 15, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 15, 1977
- Place: Austin, NV · AUSTIN, NV
- Location: 39.4975° N, 117.0740° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Austin, NV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4975&lon=-117.0740&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 13, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 144505
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK78FXQ03
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78FXQ03

## NTSB brief (aircraft 2)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3448  77/11/15   AUSTIN,NV           CESSNA 185          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 33, 6765
        TIME - 0910                    N7597H              PX-  0  0  0  COMMUTER AIR CARRIER      TOTAL HOURS, 2205 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  2  AIR TAXI-PASSG S-D        TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - AUSTIN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          RENO,NV                     AUSTIN,NV
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH ON GROUND                  LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - NOT ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY/INTENDED LANDING AREA
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIGH VEGETATION
        REMARKS- PILOT LANDED ON PARALLEL TWY.SAGE BRUSH BLOCKED VIEW BETWEEN TWY & RUNWAY.CATTLE ON AP.
```

## NTSB brief (aircraft 1)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3448  77/11/15   AUSTIN,NV           CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 45, 378
        TIME - 0910                    N58636              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 305 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  1                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - AUSTIN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          RENO,NV                     AUSTIN,NV
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH ON GROUND                  LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIGH VEGETATION
        REMARKS- CATTLE ON ARPT.SAGE BRUSH BLOCKED VIEW BETWEEN RUNWAY & TAXIWAY.OTHER PILOT LANDED ON TAXIWAY.
```

## Aircraft 1

- Registration: [N58636](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N58636), registered now, S/N 18262193, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182P](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182p) (registry code 2075816) (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: Minor damage
- Airport: Austin

## Aircraft 2

- Registration: [N7597H](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7597H), registered now, S/N 18503408, built 1977 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 185
- Registry model: [Cessna A185F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185f) (registry code 2072821) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Austin

## 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 19771115035591A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771115035591A), Nov 15, 1977: Cessna 182P, Austin, NV, Substantial damage. Cattle on arpt. Sage brush blocked view between runway & taxiway. Other pilot landed on taxiway.
- [Accident 19771115035592A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771115035592A), Nov 15, 1977: Cessna 182H, Austin, NV, Minor damage. Pilot landed on parallel twy. Sage brush blocked view between twy & runway. Cattle on ap.

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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