# Accident 19930511013259A: Cessna 152, Elko, NV, May 11, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 11, 1993, 10:19 local time
- Place: Elko, NV
- Airport: Elko Municipal - J C Harris Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.9496° N, 115.7909° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9496&lon=-115.7909&mi=10
- Aircraft: N714ZL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N714ZL-2006-12-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 86 total, 59 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX93LA212](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA212) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930511013259A

## Narrative

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

REPORTED CROSSWIND GUST BLEW AIRCRAFT OFF SIDE RUNWAY. TRIED GO AROUND BUT SETTLED STRUCK BERM AND NOSED OVER.

## 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 LAX93LA212](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA212), May 11, 1993: Cessna 152 (N714ZL), Elko, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE IN NOT DETERMINING THE SURFACE WINDS PRIOR TO LANDING WHICH RESULTED IN A LANDING IN CONDITIONS BEYOND THE DEMONSTRATED CAPABILITY OF THE AIRPLANE.

## Other reports on N714ZL (1)

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

- [Incident 19921227054979I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921227054979I), Dec 27, 1992: Cessna 152 (N714ZL), Cedar City, UT. Fuel exhaustion. Student pilot made a forced landing on dirt road.

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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