# Accident 19990624007529A: Cessna 120, Chino, CA, June 24, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 24, 1999, 18:08 local time
- Place: Chino, CA
- Airport: Chino Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.9996° N, 117.6799° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9996&lon=-117.6799&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2651N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2651N-2015-05-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 120 (registry code 2071402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-120) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 120
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 40 total, 40 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX99LA227](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX99LA227) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990624007529A

## Narrative

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

ACFT GROUND LOOPED ON LANDING AND SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. (.4)ON THE LANDING ROLLOUT THE AIRPLANE VEERED TO THE LEFT.  AN ATTEMPT WAS MADE TO CORRECT THE TRAVEL TO THE LEFT; HOWEVER, A TURN WAS INITIATED AND THE RIGHT WHEEL BROKE FREE.  THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR AXLE DUG INTO THE GROUND, AND THE AIRPLANE GROUND LOOPED AFTER THE RIGHT WING TIP STRUCK THE RUNWAY.  THE RIGHT AXLE WAS EXAMINED AND FOUND TO HAVE PREEXISTING MULTIPLE-ORIGIN FATIGUE FRACTURES.                                                      (-23)JUNE 24, 1999, A CESSNA 120, N2651N, WAS INVOLVED IN A SERIES OF TAKE OFF AMN LANDINGS AT CHINO AIRPORT.  ACCORDING TO THE STUDENT PILOT, DURING LANDING ROLL OUT THE AIRCRAFT SUDDENLY VEERED TO THE LEFT ABOUT NINETY DEGREES AND THEN CONTINUED ON AROUND APPROXIMATELY ANOTHER FORTY-FIVE TO NINETY DEGREES ENDING UP ABOUT 180 DEGREES FROM THE DIRECTION OF LANDING.  THE PILOT STATED THAT DURING THIS UNEXPLAINED SUDDEN LEFT TURNING MOTION OF TH AIRCRAFT HE MADE UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPTS TO KEEP THE AIRCRAFT MOVING IN A STRAIGHT FORWARD DIECTION BY USING BOTH THE BRAKE SYSTEM AND THE RUDDER SYSTEM.  DURING THE SEVERE GROUND LOOP EFFECT TO THE LEFT, THE RIGHT AXLE BROKE OFF            AND THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR LEG COLLAPSED RESULTING IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. THE STUDENT PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT, WAS NOT INJURED.

## 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 LAX99LA227](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX99LA227), Jun 25, 1999: Cessna 120 (N2651N), Chino, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A preexisting fatigue fracture of the right axle.

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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