# NTSB LAX82DA058: Cessna 180K, N2596K, El Cajon, CA, February 1, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: January 31, 1982, 17:10 local (Feb 1, 1982, 01:10 UTC)
- Place: El Cajon, CA
- Location: 32.8017° N, 116.9605° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of El Cajon, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8017&lon=-116.9605&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 31, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 70560
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX82DA058
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/70560/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82DA058

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Nose over, landing - roll
  - terrain condition - soft (contributing factor)
  - unsuitable terrain or takeoff/landing/taxi area - selected, pilot in command (cause)

## Analysis

THE PILOT REPORTED THAT WHILE HE AND A PASSENGER WERE ON A LOCAL FLIGHT, HE ELECTED TO LOOK AT A LOCAL GRASS STRIP NEAR EL CAPITAN LAKE. HE MADE SEVERAL LOW PASSES AND THEN TOUCHED DOWN MOMENTARILY ON A TOUCH AND GO LANDING. AFTER THAT, HE FELT THE SURFACE WOULD BE SATISFACTORY FOR A FULL STOP LANDING. DURING THE LANDING, HE TOUCHED DOWN IN A 3-POINT ATTITUDE AND HELD THE ELEVATOR CONTROL FULL AFT. HOWEVER, JUST PRIOR TO STOPPING, THE MAIN GEAR DUG INTO SOFT TERRAIN AND THE PLANE FLIPPED OVER.

## Aircraft

- Registration: N2596K (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180K
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 18053009
- Airframe hours: 1283
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-470-U 230 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Hartley Warren
- Registered owner: Hartley Warren
- Departed: SEE, SAN DIEGO, CA
- Destination: SEE, SAN DIEGO, CA
- Airport: Grass Strip, runway 18, 950 × 0 ft, grass/turf

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 24; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 939 total, 13 in this make and model, 835 as pilot in command, 19 in the last 90 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: calm
- Visibility: 30 statute miles
- Temperature: 140 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19820131002299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820131002299A), Jan 31, 1982: Cessna 180K, El Cajon, CA, Substantial damage. Pilot made landing on soft sod runway and aircraft flipped inverted during landing roll.

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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