# Accident 20020207003549A: Cessna 525A, Novato, CA, February 7, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 7, 2002, 18:20 local time
- Place: Novato, CA
- Airport: Gnoss Field Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.1333° N, 122.5619° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.1333&lon=-122.5619&mi=10
- Aircraft: N288G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N288G) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 525A (registry code 2076615, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-525a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Williams FJ-44 series (registry code 66000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/williams-fj-44-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 525A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX02FA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02FA075) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020207003549A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING THE APPROACH AND LANDING TO RUNWAY 13 AT GNOSS FIELD (DVO), THE PILOT REPORTS HE LANDED ABOUT ONE THIRD OF THE WAY DOWN THE RUNWAY. A NEAR DIRECT CROSSWIND WAS REPORTED ON THE SURFACE AND THE RUNWAY WAS WET. AFTER LANDING HE SELECTED GROUND (60 DEG.) FLAP AND APPLIED BRAKES. PILOT REPORTS THAT IT WAS IMMEDIATELY APPARENT THAT HE WOULD NOT STOP IN THE REMAINING RUNWAY AND APPLIED FULL POWER TO TAKE OFF. HE DID NOT ATTEMPT TO RETRACT THE FLAPS AND THE AIRCRAFT TRAVELED BEYOND THE END OF THE RUNWAY, THROUGH A MARSHY AREA, ACROSS A SERVICE ROAD AND INTO A DRAINAGE 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 LAX02FA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02FA075), Feb 8, 2002: Cessna 525A (N288G), Novato, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to achieve the proper touchdown point and his failure to retract the flaps and spoilers during an attempted landing abort, which resulted in a landing overrun. Also causal was the…

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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