# Accident 19900326005789A: Cessna 180H, San Carlos, CA, March 26, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 26, 1990, 12:50 local time
- Place: San Carlos, CA
- Airport: San Carlos Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.4896° N, 122.2591° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.4896&lon=-122.2591&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2790X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2790X-1996-01-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180H (registry code 2072618, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180H
- Reported engine: CONT O470R
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 122 total, 29 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX90LA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA126) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900326005789A

## Narrative

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

LEVELED OFF IN CRAB ANGLE TO RUNWAY SIDE LOAD ON LANDING COLLAPSED RIGHT MAIN GEAR AND AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED.

## 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 LAX90LA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA126), Mar 26, 1990: Cessna 180H (N2790X), San Carlos, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT DURING THE LANDING.

## Other reports on N2790X (3)

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

- [Accident 19950623044659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950623044659A), Jun 23, 1995: Cessna 180H (N2790X), Monroe, WA, Substantial damage. Lost control on go around veered off runway area and mushed into tall grass. Nosed over. Stol 180 below power curve
- [Accident 19930531015609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930531015609A), May 31, 1993: Cessna 180H (N2790X), Davenport, CA, Substantial damage. Failed to stay on dogleg runway. Hit ice plant at the dogleg. Began ground loop. Tried fly out. Settled. Flipped.
- [Accident 19900821035259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900821035259A), Aug 21, 1990: Cessna 180H (N2790X), San Carlos, CA, Substantial damage. Ground looped after 3 point landing in a crab angle.

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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