Riverside Fire Department

Riverside Airport Incident



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Incident Name: Riverside Airport Incident

Date Reported: 05/27/2019

Time Reported: 1706 Hours

Incident Location: 6951 Flight Road, Riverside, CA 92505

Ward #:

Type of Incident: Alert 3 / Airplane Crash

Incident Number: RIV #19-015474

Control Time: 05/27/2019 1900 Hours

Fatalities: 0

Critical: 0

Moderate: 0

Minor: 0

Non Injury: 2

Displaced Persons:

Loss: 0

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Cause:

  • Cause under investigation
  • Evacuations: N/A

    Evacuation Comments: N/A



    Resources Assigned


    Chief Officer(s): 1

    Engine Companies: 1

    Truck Companies: 2

    Squad(s): 1

    Ambulance(s): 1

    Firefighter(s): 18

    Safety Officer(s): 0

    Public Information Officer(s): 0

    Fire Investigator(s): 0

    Overhead Personnel: 0

    Mutual Aid:

  • No Mutual Aid Received
  • Specialized Equipment:

  • US&R
  • EOC: N/A

    Utilities: N/A

    Red Cross: N/A

    Percent (%) Contained or Completed: N/A

    Total (%) of Perimeter that will be Contained: N/A

    Incident Size Acreage: N/A


    Current Situation


    (Recent updates are posted at the top of the Current Situation)

    Ward 3 Soubirous / Riverside Airport / 6951 Flight Road / RIV Incident #19-015474 On Monday, May 27, 2019 at 5:06 p.m., The City of Riverside Fire Department responded to an Alert 3 (Aircraft Crash) at the Riverside Airport. Firefighters arrived on scene to discover a Cessna 182 upright off of the runway on airport property with a collapse landing gear and the two occupants out of the aircraft. Upon landing on Runway 27, the pilot reported the passenger side landing gear collapsed pulling the aircraft to the right and off of the runway. The aircraft had travelled through a ditch and remained upright. The pilot and his passenger were non-injured. There was leaking fuel from the aircraft wing and Firefighter¿s were able to stop the fuel leak. The incident was transferred to Airport Director. NTSB and FAA were notified of the incident. The aircraft will remain in place pending the investigation by NTSB and FAA. Runway 9/27 is closed pending the investigation. The cross runway 16/34 is open.


    Assisting Aid Agencies


  • AMR
  • FAA
  • NTSB
  • RPD

  • Incident Commander: Bruce Vanderhorst

    Prepared By: Bruce Vanderhorst

    Date / Time Posted: 05/27/2019 2000 Hours.

    Information Center: 951.826.5321