# Accident 19890304003539A: Cessna 182L, Upland, CA, March 4, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 4, 1989, 15:50 local time
- Place: Upland, CA
- Airport: Cable Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.0992° N, 117.6597° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0992&lon=-117.6597&mi=10
- Aircraft: N42859, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N42859-2010-09-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182L (registry code 2072726, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182L
- Reported engine: CONT O470R
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,360 total, 69 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX89LA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA124) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890304003539A

## Narrative

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

SLIPPED AIRCRAFT ON SHORT FINAL, TOUCHED DOWN IN A CRAB AND VEERED OFF RUNWAY INTO A BUSH.

## 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 LAX89LA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA124), Mar 4, 1989: Cessna 182L (N42859), Upland, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT FAILED TO CORRECT THE ATTITUDE OF THE AIRCRAFT AND ACHIEVE PROPER ALIGNMENT WITH THE RUNWAY PRIOR TO LANDING TOUCHDOWN.

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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