# Accident 19920920037779A: Cessna 180, Avalon, CA, September 20, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 20, 1992, 13:20 local time
- Place: Avalon, CA
- Airport: Catalina Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.3792° N, 118.4492° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3792&lon=-118.4492&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3288D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3288D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180 (registry code 2072602, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Reported engine: CONT O470J
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,200 total, 424 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX92LA394](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA394) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920920037779A

## Narrative

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

IMPACTED HARD ON LEFT WHEEL ON DROP IN LANDING. IMPACT COLLAPSED LEFT MAIN. DAMAGED WING PROP AND BROKE DOOR HINGES

## 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 LAX92LA394](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA394), Sep 20, 1992: Cessna 180 (N3288D), Avalon, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER LANDING FLARE WHICH RESULTED IN A HARD LANDING AND A COLLAPSE OF THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR.

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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