Plane Crash List

Cessna 180K N2573K

20 September 1987 · San Diego, California, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 20 September 1987 at about 01:01 local time, a Cessna 180K registered N2573K was involved in an accident near San Diego, California, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 01:01
Classification
Accident
Location
San Diego, California, United States
Nearest airport
Montgomery Field (MYF)
Coordinates
32.7999, -117.1292
Aircraft
Cessna 180K
Registration
N2573K
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Chico → San Diego
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
LAX87LA345

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

Probable cause

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

A CESSNA 180K DRAGGED ITS' WING TIP DURING LANDING ROLL ON RUNWAY 28R. THE PILOT INDICATED THAT HE ENCOUNTERED A WIND GUST FROM THE LEFT RAISING THE RIGHT WING. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE 'OVER CORRECTED' IN THAT WHEN THE GUST SUBSIDED THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED LEFT ON TO ITS LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR ALLOWING THE LEFT WING TIP TO DRAG BENDING THE LEFT WING SPAR. ACCORDING TO THE FAA THE AIRPLANE WAS OBSERVED PORPOISING PRIOR TO VEERING OFF THE RUNWAY. THE WINDS WERE REPORTED FROM 320 DEGREES AT 10 KNOTS 15 MINUTES PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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