ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 366381
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| Date: | Saturday 11 August 1990 |
| Time: | 15:30 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172P |
| Owner/operator: | King Aviation Center, Inc. |
| Registration: | N9551L |
| MSN: | 17272709 |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-320-D2J |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Coalinga, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Porterville, CA (KPTV) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
ACCORDING TO GROUND WITNESSES AT THE AIRPORT, THE AIRCRAFT LANDED DOWNWIND ON RUNWAY 19. THE AIRCRAFT WAS OBSERVED TO TOUCH DOWN ON THE FIRST THIRD OF THE 4,100 FOOT LONG RUNWAY, TRAVEL THE FULL LENGTH OF THE PAVEMENT, THEN SKID OFF THE DEPARTURE END AND INTO A DITCH. HEAVY SKID MARKS WERE REPORTED ON THE LAST SEVERAL HUNDRED FEET OF THE PAVEMENT. THE STUDENT PILOT STATED THAT HE MISINTERPETED THE WIND SOCK INDICATIONS.
Probable Cause: THE FAILURE OF THE STUDENT PILOT TO ACCURATELY INTERPRET THE WIND SOCK, AND HIS INADVERTENT ATTEMPT TO PERFORM A DOWNWIND LANDING.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX90LA287
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 28 June 1990 | N6308D | King Aviation Center | 0 | Van Nuys, CA | |
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| 20-Mar-2024 20:25 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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