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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 180K · El Cajon, CA · January 31, 1982

Date: January 31, 1982 · 17:10 local
Place: El Cajon, CA
Airport: Private
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N2596K
NTSB investigation: NTSBLAX82DA058
Reported as: Cessna 180K
Reported engine: Continental O470U
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 939 total13 in this make and model19 in the last 90 days

N2596KRegistered now · Cessna A185FS/N 18504257 Airframe modelCessna A185F

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot made landing on soft sod runway and aircraft flipped inverted during landing roll.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT MADE LANDING ON SOFT SOD RUNWAY AND AIRCRAFT FLIPPED INVERTED DURING LANDING ROLL.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB LAX82DA058Accident · No injuriesFinal reportEl Cajon, CAThe pilot reported that while he and a passenger were on a local flight, he elected to look at a local grass strip near el capitan lake. He made several low passes and then touched down momentarily on a touch and go landing. After that, he felt the surface…Feb 1, 1982 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N2596K · 2

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 19890529028529IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Charleston, SCPilot aware of arresting barrier cable but failed to land beyond cable. Tail wheel torn from aircraft.May 29, 1989 · Reported as Cessna 180K · Minor damage Incident 19820830057269IGround Taxi, Other Airplane · San Diego, CAStruck a parked aircraft while taxiing to U.S. Customs. Parked aircraft was substantially damaged.Aug 30, 1982 · Reported as Cessna 180K