# Incident 19900518016819I: Cessna 172N, Novato, CA, May 18, 1990

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 18, 1990, 13:50 local time
- Place: Novato, CA
- Airport: Gnoss Field Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.1436° N, 122.5571° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GNOSS FLD (DVO), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.1436&lon=-122.5571&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6816E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6816E-2011-07-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 120 total, 11 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX90LA185](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA185) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900518016819I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT ON A CROSSWIND LANDING. VEERED OFF RUNWAY IN A DITCH.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX90LA185](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA185), May 18, 1990: Cessna 172A (N6816E), Novato, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL.

## Other reports on N6816E (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20050330010869I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050330010869I), Mar 30, 2005: Cessna 172N (N6816E), Santa Rosa, CA. (-23) On March 30, 2005, aircraft N6816E, Cessna 172N, serial number 17272071, departed Santa Rosa airport (sts) at 0900. During the cruise portion of flight,…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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