Accident Cessna 180 N3288D, Sunday 20 September 1992

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Date:	Sunday 20 September 1992
Time:	14:20 LT
Type:	Cessna 180
Owner/operator:	Private
Registration:	N3288D
MSN:	32086
Total airframe hrs:	3600 hours
Engine model:	Continental O-470-J1B
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Substantial
Category:	Accident
Location:	Avalon, CA - United States of America
Phase:	Landing
Nature:	Private
Departure airport:	Torrance, CA (KTOA)
Destination airport:
Investigating agency:	NTSB
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
THE PILOT SAID THE AIRCRAFT WAS 'STILL HIGH' WHEN HE FLARED FOR A LANDING AND THE AIRPLANE DROPPED TO THE RUNWAY ON THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR. THE LEFT TIRE BURST AND THE LEFTMAIN LANDING GEAR THEN COLLAPSED.

Probable Cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER LANDING FLARE WHICH RESULTED IN A HARD LANDING AND A COLLAPSE OF THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR.

Accident investigation: