- Date
- March 13, 1988, 10:55 local (18:55 UTC)
- Place
- Corona, CA
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N2952ACessna 180
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report June 9, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880313005119A
- Case key
- 25961
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt was completing a personal flt. During the landing roll the airplane began to swerve to the left. The plt reptd the rudder was ineffective due to the airplane's slow speed and she applied the brakes. Before the airplane came to a stop the left landing gear strut struck a runway light and the airplane nosed over onto its back. The surface winds were variable from 340 deg thru 160 deg at abt 15 knots, gusting to 20 knots. There were no preexisting airplane malfunctions or system failures.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2952A
- Reported as
- Cessna 180
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 30152
- Airframe hours
- 3,500
- Engine
- Continental O-470-J, 225 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Klett, Martin & Betty Jo
- Registered owner
- Klett, Martin L.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · January 1, 1988 · 35 hours before
- Departed
- L16 · Huntington Bch, CA
- Destination
- L66
- Airport
- L66 · Corona Muni., runway 7, 3,200 × 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
- 34
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 150 total · 50 in this make and model · 85 as pilot in command · 15 in the last 90 days · 5 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Variable at 15 knots, gusting 20
- Visibility
- 25 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 75 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.