# Accident 20050423007319A: Cessna 180, Corona, CA, April 23, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 23, 2005, 15:00 local time
- Place: Corona, CA
- Airport: Corona Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8978° N, 117.6042° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8978&lon=-117.6042&mi=10
- Aircraft: N270KC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N270KC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180 (registry code 2072602, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470R (registry code 17071, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 300 total, 30 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX05CA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05CA145) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050423007319A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMI^ AND PASSENGER ^PRIVACY ^ DEPARTED CORONA AIRPORT, CORONA CA AROUND 8:30 P.M., ON APRIL 23, 2005. THE DESTINATION WAS CHINO AIRPORT, CORONA CA, PERRIS VALLEY AIRPORT, PERRIS CA, AND RETURN TO CORONA AIRPORT, CORONA CA. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY D^ RETURNED TO CORONA AIRPORT AND LANDED ON RUNWAY 25, JUST AFTER TOUCH DOWN WITH A THREE POINT LANDING A GUST OF WIND PICKED UP THE RIGHT WING, AND THE LEFT WING HIT THE GROUND, WHICH CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO GROUND LOOP. THE AIRCRAFT LEFT THE RUNWAY AND HIT THE VISUAL APPROACH SLOPE INDICATOR (VASI) LIGHT, WHICH BROUGHT THE AIRCRAFT TO A STOP. THE LEFT WING, RIGHT LANDING GEAR, BOTTOM ENGINE COWLING, AND PROPELLER RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMI^ AND ^PRIVACY DATA^ THE SOLE OCCUPANCIES DID NOT RECEIVE ANY INJURIES.Y

## 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 LAX05CA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05CA145), Apr 23, 2005: Cessna 180 (N270KC), Corona, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate compensation for a crosswind/wind gust condition and his failure to maintain directional control during landing rollout.

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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