- Date
- February 18, 1988, 17:35 local (Feb 19, 1988, 01:35 UTC)
- Place
- Temecula, CA
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N5135KCessna 172N
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report April 25, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880218002739A
- Case key
- 25953
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
At the end of a local pleasure flight, while on final approach, the pilot reported that there was a strong crosswind. Just prior to touchdown the wing lifted and the pilot lost control of the aircraft and collided with a wind tee. There were no mechanical failures or malfunctions reported.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5135K
- Reported as
- Cessna 172N
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17273980
- Airframe hours
- 2,276
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-H2AD, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Air Mech Inc.
- Registered owner
- Rent-A-Car Cheep Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · January 24, 1988 · 26 hours before
- Airport
- 2L0 · Rancho California, runway 30, 3,023 × 60 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
- 33
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Unknown
- Flight hours
- 87 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 360° at 15 knots, gusting 30
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Observed at
- 2L0
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.