# Accident 20220103021569A: Cessna 120, Upland, CA, January 3, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 3, 2022, 12:05 local time
- Place: Upland, CA
- Airport: Cable Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1116° N, 117.6874° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1116&lon=-117.6874&mi=10
- Aircraft: N76646, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N76646-2024-04-13) (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
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR C85 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR22LA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA072) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220103021569A

## Narrative

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

HUEY HELICOPTER HOVERING IN AIR AT APPROXIMATELY 30 FT (WITNESS) CAUSING ROTOR WASH TO DISRUPT LANDING OF CESSNA 120.  PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN, ROTOR WASH CREATED LIFT AND AIRCRAFT ROLLED OVER AND CAME TO REST ON ITS NOSE.  SHERIFF HELICOPTER STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES IS TO HOVER MUCH HIGHER THAN REQUIRED, CAUSING UNDUE ROTOR WASH.

## 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 WPR22LA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA072), Jan 3, 2022: Cessna 120 (N76646), Upland, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s loss of airplane control during a go-around as it encountered wake turbulence from a slow hover taxiing helicopter.

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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