# Accident 19820131002299A: Cessna 180K, El Cajon, CA, January 31, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 31, 1982, 17:10 local time
- Place: El Cajon, CA
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.8017° N, 116.9605° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of El Cajon, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8017&lon=-116.9605&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2596K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2596K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A185F (registry code 2072821, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180K
- Reported engine: CONT O470U
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 939 total, 13 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX82DA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82DA058) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820131002299A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

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

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

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.

- [NTSB LAX82DA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82DA058), Feb 1, 1982: Cessna 180K (N2596K), El Cajon, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2596K (2)

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

- [Incident 19890529028529I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890529028529I), May 29, 1989: Cessna 180K (N2596K), Charleston, SC, Minor damage. Pilot aware of arresting barrier cable but failed to land beyond cable. Tail wheel torn from aircraft.
- [Incident 19820830057269I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820830057269I), Aug 30, 1982: Cessna 180K (N2596K), San Diego, CA. Struck a parked aircraft while taxiing to U.S. Customs. Parked aircraft was substantially damaged.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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