# NTSB LAX89LA124: Cessna 182L, N42859, Upland, CA, March 4, 1989

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: March 4, 1989, 15:50 local (23:50 UTC)
- Place: Upland, CA
- Coordinates: 34.099208, -117.659744 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0992&lon=-117.6597&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 29, 1991
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 26349
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX89LA124
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/26349/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA124

## Probable cause

THE PILOT FAILED TO CORRECT THE ATTITUDE OF THE AIRCRAFT AND ACHIEVE PROPER ALIGNMENT WITH THE RUNWAY PRIOR TO LANDING TOUCHDOWN.

## 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
  - proper alignment - not attained, pilot in command (cause)
  - remedial action - not performed, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
- On ground/water collision with object, landing - roll
  - object - other

## Analysis

THE PILOT OF A CESSNA 182, LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AFTER LANDING AND COLLIDED WITH AN OBSTACLE AT CCB. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE LANDED THE AIRPLANE IN A CRABBED ATTITUDE, LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL, DEPARTED THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND COLLIDED WITH A BUSH. HE STATED THAT HE WAS PERFORMING A SLIP ON FINAL APPROACH AND COULD NOT ALIGN THE AIRPLANE LOGITUDINALLY WITH THE RUNWAY CENTERLINE BEFORE TOUCHDOWN. DURING THE TELEPHONE INTERVIEW, THE PILOT REPORTED NO MECHANICAL FAILURES OR MALFUNCTIONS WITH THE AIRPLANE PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N42859](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N42859-2010-09-10), registration cancelled 2010-09-10, S/N 18259219, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182L
- Registry model: [Cessna 182L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182l) (registry code 2072726) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 18259219
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-470-R 230 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: John Martin Lollar
- Departed: MIT, SHAFTER, CA
- Destination: CCB
- Flight plan: VFR
- Airport: Cable, runway 24, 3,785 × 75 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; flight hours: 1,360 total, 69 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days, 2 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Visibility: 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 25,000 ft broken
- Temperature: -0 °F, dew point -0 °F

## 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 19890304003539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890304003539A), Mar 4, 1989: Cessna 182L, Upland, CA, Substantial damage. Slipped aircraft on short final, touched down in a crab and veered off runway into a bush.

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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