What happened
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Lost control landing in crosswind. Wind caused wing to drag on runway. Nosed over. Crosswind component exceeded. (.19) on March 30, 1997, at 1345 hours pacific standard time, a Cessna 180C, N9065N, flipped over after landing on runway 26 at the Camarillo, California, airport. The airplane was being operated as a personal flight by the pilot/owner. The airplane was substantially damaged. The certificated commercial pilot received minor injuries and the passenger was not injured. The local flight originated from Camarillo at 1330. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time. The pilot reported he encountered a gusting crosswind during the landing touchdown and lost control. The airplane flipped over damaging the vertical stabilizer.
As the FAA filed it
LOST CONTROL LANDING IN CROSSWIND. WIND CAUSED WING TO DRAG ON RUNWAY. NOSED OVER. CROSSWIND COMPONENT EXCEEDED. (.19) ON MARCH 30, 1997, AT 1345 HOURS PACIFIC STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA 180C, N9065N, FLIPPED OVER AFTER LANDING ON RUNWAY 26 AT THE CAMARILLO, CALIFORNIA, AIRPORT. THE AIRPLANE WAS BEING OPERATED AS A PERSONAL FLIGHT BY THE PILOT/OWNER. THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THE CERTIFICATED COMMERCIAL PILOT RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES AND THE PASSENGER WAS NOT INJURED. THE LOCAL FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM CAMARILLO AT 1330. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME. THE PILOT REPORTED HE ENCOUNTERED A GUSTING CROSSWIND DURING THE LANDING TOUCHDOWN AND LOST CONTROL. THE AIRPLANE FLIPPED OVER DAMAGING THE VERTICAL STABILIZER.
NTSB investigation
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