# NTSB LAX93LA035: Cessna 182P, N7379S, Hawthorne, CA, November 9, 1992

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: November 9, 1992, 13:50 local (20:50 UTC)
- Place: Hawthorne, CA
- Coordinates: 33.909889, -118.340446 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9099&lon=-118.3404&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 14, 1993
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 27860
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX93LA035
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/27860/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA035

## Probable cause

THE PILOT'S IMPROPER USE OF THE BRAKES.  CONTRIBUTING TO THIS ACCIDENT WAS THE WORN BRAKE PEDALS.

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - roll
  - misc eqpt/furnishings - worn (contributing factor)
  - brakes(normal) - improper use of, pilot in command (cause)
- On ground/water collision with object, landing - roll
  - object - airport facility

## Analysis

THE PILOT WAS COMPLETING THE FOURTH FULL STOP LANDING.  DURING THE LANDING ROLL OUT THE PILOT'S RIGHT FOOT SLIPPED OFF THE RUDDER PEDAL AND BECAME LODGED BETWEEN THE PEDALS.  THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO EXTRICATE HIS FOOT FROM THE PEDALS AND THE AIRPLANE VEERED TO THE LEFT AND COLLIDED WITH A HANGAR.  THE AIRCRAFT EXAMINATION DISCLOSED THAT BOTH PILOT SIDE RUDDER PEDALS WERE EXTREMELY SMOOTH AND SLIPPERY.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7379S](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7379S), registered now, S/N 18265170, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182P
- Registry model: [Cessna 182P](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182p) (registry code 2075816) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 18265170
- Airframe hours: 3220
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-470-S 230 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: M And S Air Supply, Inc., doing business as Security Aviation
- Registered owner: M And S Air Supply, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, June 1, 1992, 91 hours before
- Airport: HAW, Hawthorne Municipal, runway 25, 4,956 × 100 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 69; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 376 total, 63 in this make and model, 277 as pilot in command, 1 in the last 90 days, 1 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 250° at 10 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 4,500 ft broken
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observed at: HAW, 1 nm away

## 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 19921109045899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921109045899A), Nov 9, 1992: Cessna 182P, Hawthorne, CA, Substantial damage. Veered off runway on takeoff roll. Collided with a hangar. Pilot reported his foot slipped off rudder and jammed.

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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