ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 366940
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| Date: | Tuesday 22 May 1990 |
| Time: | 15:07 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172 |
| Owner/operator: | Modesto Flight Center |
| Registration: | N61602 |
| MSN: | 17264669 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1975 |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-320-E2D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Lakeport, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Modesto, CA (KMOD) |
| Lakeport, CA (1O2) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT CALLED THE AIRPORT UNICOM FOR AN AIRPORT ADVISORY, BUT TO NO AVIAL. HE THEN CIRCLED THE AIRPORT & OBSERVED THE SURFACE WINDS WERE OUT OF THE NORTH BETWEEN 12 - 15 KNOTS. THE AIRPORT WAS SERVED BY ONLY ONE EAST/WEST RUNWAY & THE PILOT ELECTED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 28. HE RPRTD THAT DURING THE LANDING ROLLOUT, A STRONG GUST OF WIND PUSHED THE AIRPLANE TO THE RIGHT INTO THE SOFT, MUDDY SHOULDER, AND THEN IT COLLIDED WITH A DITCH. THE PILOT IMPROPERLY USED THE FLIGHT CONTROLS AND FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL.
Probable Cause: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE COMPENSATION FOR CROSSWIND CONDITIONS. THE CROSSWIND WAS A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX90LA188
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 2 July 1995 | N61602 | Santa Barbara Pilot Center | 0 | New Cuyama, CA | |
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| 21-Mar-2024 13:45 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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