# Accident 19900821035259A: Cessna 180H, San Carlos, CA, August 21, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 21, 1990, 14:45 local time
- Place: San Carlos, CA
- Airport: San Carlos Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.4890° N, 122.2601° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.4890&lon=-122.2601&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 LAX90LA294](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA294) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900821035259A

## Narrative

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

GROUND LOOPED AFTER 3 POINT LANDING IN A CRAB ANGLE.

## 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 LAX90LA294](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA294), Aug 21, 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. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT'S LACK OF TOTAL EXPERIENCE IN TAILWHEEL AIRCRAFT.

## 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 19900326005789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900326005789A), Mar 26, 1990: Cessna 180H (N2790X), San Carlos, CA, Substantial damage. Leveled off in crab angle to runway side load on landing collapsed right main gear and aircraft ground looped.

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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