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| Date: | Sunday 31 January 1982 |
| Time: | 18:10 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 180K |
| Owner/operator: | Hartley Warren |
| Registration: | N2596K |
| MSN: | 18053009 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1978 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1283 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental O-470-U |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | El Cajon, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | San Diego, CA (KSEE) |
| San Diego, CA (KSEE) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT REPORTED THAT WHILE HE AND A PASSENGER WERE ON A LOCAL FLIGHT, HE ELECTED TO LOOK AT A LOCAL GRASS STRIP NEAR EL CAPITAN LAKE. HE MADE SEVERAL LOW PASSES AND THEN TOUCHED DOWN MOMENTARILY ON A TOUCH AND GO LANDING. AFTER THAT, HE FELT THE SURFACE WOULD BE SATISFACTORY FOR A FULL STOP LANDING. DURING THE LANDING, HE TOUCHED DOWN IN A 3-POINT ATTITUDE AND HELD THE ELEVATOR CONTROL FULL AFT. HOWEVER, JUST PRIOR TO STOPPING, THE MAIN GEAR DUG INTO SOFT TERRAIN AND THE PLANE FLIPPED OVER.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX82DA058
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 22 December 1992 | N61798 | Private | 0 | Fullerton, CA | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 04-Apr-2024 05:07 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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