# Accident 19900811033039A: Cessna 172P, Coalinga, CA, August 11, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 11, 1990, 15:30 local time
- Place: Coalinga, CA
- Airport: Coalinga Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.1908° N, 120.3908° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1908&lon=-120.3908&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9551L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9551L-2019-11-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Reported engine: LYC O320D2J
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 78 total, 78 in this make and model, 44 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX90LA287](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA287) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900811033039A

## Narrative

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

LANDED IN STRONG GUSTY TAILWIND. UNABLE TO STOP SKIDDED OFF END OF RUNWAY INTO A DITCH. MISREAD WIND SOCK.

## 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 LAX90LA287](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA287), Aug 11, 1990: Cessna 172P (N9551L), Coalinga, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE STUDENT PILOT TO ACCURATELY INTERPRET THE WIND SOCK, AND HIS INADVERTENT ATTEMPT TO PERFORM A DOWNWIND LANDING.

## Other reports on N9551L (2)

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

- [Accident 20140326004099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140326004099A), Mar 26, 2014: Cessna 172P (N9551L), Inarajan, GU, Substantial damage. On March 26, 2014, about 1740 local time, a Cessna 172P, N9551L, landed in a field following a loss of engine power near Inarajan, guam. The airplane was…
- [Incident 19930813038141I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930813038141I), Aug 13, 1993: Cessna 172P (N9551L), Camarillo, CA, Minor damage. While taxiing around another aircraft waiting for takeoff,pilot struck turning prop of another aircraft.

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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