# Accident 20020222001819A: Cessna 172S, Santa Paula, CA, February 22, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 22, 2002, 13:30 local time
- Place: Santa Paula, CA
- Airport: Santa Paula Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.3472° N, 119.0611° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.3472&lon=-119.0611&mi=10
- Aircraft: N327ME, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N327ME-2005-04-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172S (registry code 2072439, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172S
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX02LA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02LA092) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020222001819A

## Narrative

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

(.19) ON FEBRUARY 22, 2002, ABOUT 1330 HOURS PACIFIC STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA 172S, N327ME, COLLIDED WITH A BLOCK WALL DURING LANDING ROLLOUT AT THE SANTA PAULA AIRPORT, SANTA PAULA, CALIFORNIA. THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED, AND THE STUDENT PILOT RECEIVED A MINOR INJURY. THE AIRPLANE WAS OPERATED BY CHANNEL ISLANDS AVIATION, CAMARILLO, CALIFORNIA. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE SOLO INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT WAS PERFORMED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91, AND IT ORIGINATED FROM CAMARILLO ABOUT 1310. THE STUDENT'S CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR (CFI) REPORTED TO THE NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD INVESTIGATOR THAT HE HAD AUTHORIZED HIS STUDENT TO PERFORM THE ROUND-ROBIN FLIGHT FROM CAMARILLO TO SANTA PAULA. THE STUDENT WAS IN THE FINAL STAGES OF TRAINING FOR OBTAINMENT OF A PRIVATE PILOT CERTIFICATE, AND HE HAD LOGGED ABOUT 130 FLIGHT HOURS. THE STUDENT REPORTED TO THE SAFETY BOARD INVESTIGATOR THAT HE HAD LANDED AT THE UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT MORE THAN 15 TIMES. DURING THE ACCIDENT FLIGHT, AS HE APPROACHED THE AIRPORT HE NOTICED THAT RUNWAY 22 WAS FAVORED, BASED UPON THE POSITION OF THE WINDSOCK AND TETRAHEDRON. THE PILOT STATED THAT HIS AIRSPEED WAS 60 KNOTS ON FINAL APPROACH, BUT THAT HE WAS A LITTLE HIGH OVER THE THRESHOLD, AND THE AIRPLANE FLOATED. THE WING FLAPS WERE FULLY EXTENDED. ALTHOUGH THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN ON THE FIRST 1/3 OF THE RUNWAY, HE WAS UNABLE TO STOP, AND COLLIDED WITH A BLOCK WALL BEYOND ITS DEPARTURE END. A WITNESS, WHO FLIES FOR A BANNER-TOWING BUSINESS BASED AT THE AIRPORT, REPORTED TO THE SAFETY BOARD INVESTIGATOR THAT THE AIRPORT IS EQUIPPED WITH THREE WINDSOCKS. IT ALSO HAS A FUNCTIONAL, FREE-SWINGING TETRAHEDRON. THE WITNESS STATED THAT MINUTES EARLIER HE HAD LANDED USING RUNWAY 04, WHICH WAS THE FAVORED RUNWAY DUE TO THE PREVAILING WIND. FOLLOWING HIS LANDING, ANOTHER AIRPLANE DEPARTED USING RUNWAY 04. THEREAFTER, THE ACCIDENT AIRPLANE LANDED WITH A TAILWIND ON RUNWAY 22. AT THE TIME, THE WIND WAS FROM 040 DEGREES. ITS SPEED WAS BETWEEN 10 AND 15 KNOTS. THE WITNESS ADDITIONALLY INDICATED THAT HIS VIEW OF THE MISHAP WAS UNOBSTRUCTED. HE STATED THAT THE ACCIDENT AIRPLANE FLOATED 2/3 OF THE WAY DOWN THE RUNWAY, BOUNCED ONCE OFF ITS NOSE WHEEL, FLOATED SOME MORE, AND THEN WHILE STILL ROLLING BETWEEN 15 AND 20 KNOTS, COLLIDED INTO A BLOCK WALL. THE SANTA PAULA AIRPORT ASSOCIATION'S REPORT INDICATES THAT TIRE SKID MARKS COMMENCED ON THE RUNWAY 539 FEET BEFORE ITS END. THEREAFTER, THE AIRPLANE TRAVELED AN ADDITIONAL 357 FEET UNTIL COLLIDING WITH THE WALL. RUNWAY 22 IS 2,650 FEET LONG. (-23) STUDENT PILOT LANDED DOWNWIND, LANDED LONG, AND STRUCK BRICK WALL AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY.

## 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 LAX02LA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02LA092), Feb 22, 2002: Cessna 172S (N327ME), Santa Paula, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of the wrong landing runway due to his failure to correctly interpret wind indicators, which resulted in his landing with a tailwind.

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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