# NTSB LAX72FUG40: Rearwin 185, N92902, Chino, CA, December 10, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 10, 1971
- Place: Chino, CA · CHINO, CA
- Location: 33.9763° N, 117.6745° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chino, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9763&lon=-117.6745&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 29, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 164763
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX72FUG40
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX72FUG40

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4524  71/12/10   CHINO,CALIF         REARWIN 185         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0740                    N92902              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 30, 326 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            2 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CHINO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHINO,CALIF                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- LND IN CRAB AFTER BOUNCING. ACFT NOT EQUIPPED WITH BRAKES ON R SIDE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N92902](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N92902), registered now, S/N 1633, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: REARWIN 185
- Registry model: [Commonwealth REARWIN 185](https://openairdocs.org/model/commonwealth-rearwin-185) (registry code 2370604) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C85 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (registry code 17008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Chino

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.

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