# Accident 20000102000429A: Cessna 172G, Victorville, CA, January 2, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 2, 2000, 18:00 local time
- Place: Victorville, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.4893° N, 117.3598° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4893&lon=-117.3598&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3690L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3690L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172G (registry code 2072420, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172G
- Reported engine: CONT O300D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 90 total, 90 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX00LA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00LA063) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000102000429A

## Narrative

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

(.19) ON JANUARY 2, 2000, AT 1820 HOURS PACIFIC STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA 172G, N3690L, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON A COUNTY ROAD AT VICTORVILLE, CALIFORNIA, FOLLOWING PARTIAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER.  THE PRIVATE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE PERSONAL FLIGHT, WHICH WAS OPERATED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91 BY RIVERSIDE (CALIFORNIA) AIR SERVICE.  THE FLIGHT DEPARTED BULLHEAD CITY, ARIZONA, ABOUT 1515 AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. (.4) THE PILOT REPORTED THAT, 2 HOURS 15 MINUTES AFTER TAKEOFF, THE AIRPLANE'S ELECTRICAL GENERATOR FAILED AND THE AIRPLANE SUBSEQUENTLY EXPERIENCED ELECTRICAL POWER FAILURE.  HE SAID THE ENGINE THEN BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH.  THE RECENTLY LICENSED PRIVATE PILOT WAS NOT CERTAIN OF HIS POSITION AND HE MADE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING AT DUSK ON A COUNTY ROAD.  AS THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN, THE LEFT WING STRUCK A STREET SIGN WHICH DEFLECTED THE AIRPLANE ACROSS THE HIGHWAY MEDIAN AND ACROSS THE (OPPOSITE DIRECTION) TRAFFIC LANES.  THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED 2 HOURS 45 MINUTES AFTER TAKEOFF.  THE AIRWAY DISTANCE FROM THE DEPARTURE AIRPORT TO THE INTENDED DESTINATION WAS 167 NAUTICAL MILES, AND T HE DISTANCE TO THE ACCIDENT LOCATION WAS APPROXIMATELY 142 NAUTICAL MILES. SUBSEQUENT EXAMINATION AND A TEST RUN OF THE ENGINE REVEALED NO REASON FOR THE REPORTED ROUGHNESS.

## 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 LAX00LA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00LA063), Jan 3, 2000: Cessna 172G (N3690L), Victorville, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the pilot to maintain positional awareness, which resulted in his becoming lost and disoriented. Contributing factors were the pilot's delay requesting assistance from air traffic…

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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