ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 367316
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| Date: | Sunday 11 March 1990 |
| Time: | 12:15 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 182Q |
| Owner/operator: | United Flight |
| Registration: | N759KM |
| MSN: | 18266055 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1977 |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL O-470-U |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Watsonville, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | |
| (KWVI) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
WHILE TAXIING FOR TAKEOFF THE COMMERCIAL PILOT INADVERTENTLY PROCEEDED INTO A SIX-INCH DEEP, TWO FOOT BY TWO FOOT WIDE, POT HOLE. THE IMPACT BUCKLED THE FIREWALL. THE PILOT ACKNOWLEDGED THAT PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT HE HAD BEEN AWARE OF THE POT HOLE'S EXISTENCE AND MISJUDGED THE AIRPLANE'S DISTANCE FROM IT.
Probable Cause: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE VISUAL LOOKOUT.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX90LA077
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 24 June 1991 | N759KM | United Flight Service | 0 | Watsonville, CA | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 22-Mar-2024 13:04 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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