- Date
- October 2, 1984, 16:08 local (23:08 UTC)
- Place
- El Monte, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N4902ACessna 180
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19841002059009A
- Case key
- 24579
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
A low time pvt plt flared the acft which touched down hard and bounced. On the second touchdown, the acft entered a ground loop to the right. Application of right brake and rudder did not correct the situation. The left wing and nose went down & the acft went over onto its back. The acft was equipped with conventional landing gear. The plt reported that after he had obtained a pvt plt certificate on 03/03/84 and had not flown after that date until the day of the accident.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4902A
- Reported as
- Cessna 180
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 32299
- Airframe hours
- 4,385
- Engine
- Continental O-470-K, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Philip G. Cornelius
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · July 31, 1984 · 27 hours before
- Departed
- EMT · El Monte, CA
- Destination
- EMT · El Monte, CA
- Airport
- EMT · El Monte, runway 19, 3,995 × 75 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 50
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 79 total · 77 in this make and model · 57 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 120° at 9 knots
- Visibility
- 12 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 70 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- EMT
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.