Cessna flips during forced landing attempt in California.
Cessna 172 involved in accident. Photo by John Medina of the Corona Fire Department.
A single-engine Cessna 172F (registration N8520U) crashed while attempting a forced landing near Corona, California. The accident happened at 2:40 PM PST yesterday (December 17, 2009). The pilot has yet to be identified.
The aircraft had departed Corona Municipal Airport (AJO) and reportedly suffered an engine failure. The pilot picked a field in the Prado Flood Control Basin to land, near the intersection of Railroad St and Auto Center Drive, but the plane apparently flipped or nosed over during the attempted landing. The pilot suffered a broken nose.
The Cessna belongs to AJO’s Fly Corona fixed based operator.
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