# Accident 19970330006399A: Cessna 180C, Camarillo, CA, March 30, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 30, 1997, 13:45 local time
- Place: Camarillo, CA
- Airport: Camarillo Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2294° N, 119.0698° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2294&lon=-119.0698&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9065N (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180C
- Reported engine: CONT O470L
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,650 total, 50 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX97LA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA136) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970330006399A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 LAX97LA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA136), Mar 30, 1997: Cessna 180C (N9065N), Camarillo, CA, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to adequately compensate for crosswind conditions during landing.

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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