# NTSB LAX87LA193: Cessna 180, N2936C, Fullerton, CA, April 26, 1987

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: April 26, 1987, 15:08 local (22:08 UTC)
- Place: Fullerton, CA
- Location: 33.8720° N, 117.9798° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FULLERTON MUNI (FUL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8720&lon=-117.9798&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 7, 1988
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 25580
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX87LA193
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/25580/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87LA193

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - flare/touchdown
  - compensation for wind conditions - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - weather condition - gusts (contributing factor)
  - go-around - not performed, pilot in command (contributing factor)
- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll

## Analysis

THE PILOT REPORTED THAT A GUST OF WIND TURNED THE AIRCRAFT LEFT JUST PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN ON RUNWAY 24. HE WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING THE LANDING ROLL AND THE AIRCRAFT RAN OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE REPORTED SURFACE WINDS WERE 240 DEGREES AT 7 KNOTS.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2936C](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2936C), registered now, S/N 30836, built 1954 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Registry model: [Cessna 180](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180) (registry code 2072602) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 30836
- Airframe hours: 7269
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-470K 230 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Wright, Michael J.
- Registered owner: Wright, Michael J
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, June 22, 1987, 127 hours before
- Departed: L26, HESPERIA, CA
- Airport: FUL, Fullerton, runway 24, 3,121 × 75 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 43; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 64 total, 64 in this make and model, 23 as pilot in command, 27 in the last 90 days, 13 in the last 30 days, 5 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 240° at 7 knots
- Visibility: 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 72 °F, dew point 57 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: FUL

## 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 19870426011609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870426011609A), Apr 26, 1987: Cessna 180, Fullerton, CA, Substantial damage. Lost directional control and veered off runway. Gust of wind caused wing to hit the ground and aircraft nosed up.

## Other investigations on N2936C (3)

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 SEA89LA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89LA060), Mar 30, 1989: Cessna 180 (N2936C), Tacoma, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER FLARE AND IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM THE BOUNCED LANDING. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE THE PILOT'S LOW TOTAL FLIGHT TIME AND HIS INEXPERIENCE IN THE CESSNA 180 AIRPLANE.
- [NTSB LAX81DUG41](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81DUG41), Jul 17, 1981: Cessna 180 (N2936C), Lake Elsinore, CA, substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC70F0010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC70F0010), Jun 9, 1969: Cessna 180 (N2936C), New Salem, MA, substantial damage

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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