# Incident 19890818052269I: Cessna 170B, Lompoc, CA, August 18, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 18, 1989, 17:00 local time
- Place: Lompoc, CA
- Airport: Lompoc Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.6656° N, 120.4675° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LOMPOC (LPC), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6656&lon=-120.4675&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2536C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2536C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 170B (registry code 2072306, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C145 series (registry code 17012, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c145-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 810 total, 5 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890818052269I

## Narrative

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

ACCIDENTALLY USED TOE BRAKE AND AIRCRAFT NOSED DOWN WHEN RUDDER USED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL IN CROSSWIND.

## Other reports on N2536C (1)

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

- [Incident 19890220026979I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890220026979I), Feb 20, 1989: Cessna 170B (N2536C), Sheridan, OR, 1 fatal. Due to insufficient altitude, jumpers 2 chutes did not deploy fully before he impacted the ground.

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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