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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 182P · Zenia, CA · September 20, 1989

Date
September 20, 1989 · 17:30 local
Place
Zenia, CA
Airport
Private
Phase of flight
Go Round (Aborted VFR)
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
AVGA
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8579M
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX89LA317
Reported as
Cessna 182P
Reported engine
Continental O470S
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
960 total102 in this make and model150 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Ground looped into fence at end of runway to avoid overrun. Flap limit switch allowed flaps to jam in up position.

As the FAA filed it

GROUND LOOPED INTO FENCE AT END OF RUNWAY TO AVOID OVERRUN. FLAP LIMIT SWITCH ALLOWED FLAPS TO JAM IN UP POSITION.

NTSB investigation

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Other reports on N8579M · 1

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