# NTSB OAK7LFVA09: Cessna 182A, N5990B, Fresno, CA, August 30, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 30, 1975
- Place: Fresno, CA · FRESNO, CA
- Location: 36.7477° N, 119.7724° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fresno, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7477&lon=-119.7724&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 3, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 150345
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK7LFVA09
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK7LFVA09

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2391  75/8/30    FRESNO,CA           CESSNA 182A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 28, 589
        TIME - 1249                    N5990B              PX-  0  0  4  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 28 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FRESNO AIR TERM
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FULLERTON,CA                FRESNO,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        REMARKS- BOUNCED & SWERVED R. ATTMPTD GO ARND & GOT INTO R SKIDDING AIRBORNE TURN. THEN CLOSED THROTTLE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5990B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5990B-2013-08-07), registration cancelled 2013-08-07, S/N 33990, 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
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Fresno Air Term

## 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 19750830027439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750830027439A), Aug 30, 1975: Cessna 182A, Fresno, CA, Substantial damage. Bounced & swerved r. attmptd go arnd & got into r skidding airborne turn. Then closed throttle.

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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