# Accident 20020325004899A: Cessna 172R, Camarillo, CA, March 25, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 25, 2002, 10:40 local time
- Place: Camarillo, CA
- Airport: Camarillo Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2136° N, 119.0942° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2136&lon=-119.0942&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2630U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2630U) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172R (registry code 2072401, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172R
- Pilot certificates: Student
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX02LA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02LA115) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020325004899A

## Narrative

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

(.19) ON MARCH 25, 2002, AT 1040 PACIFIC STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA 172R, N2630U, NOSED OVER AFTER VEERING OFF THE RUNWAY DURING LANDING AT THE CAMARILLO, CALIFORNIA, AIRPORT. THE STUDENT-CERTIFICATED PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT, WAS NOT INJURED. THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THE INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT, OPERATED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91 BY SOUTH BAY AVIATION, ORIGINATED AT TORRANCE, CALIFORNIA, AT 1005. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED. THE PILOT FILED A VFR FLIGHT PLAN BUT DID NOT ACTIVATE THE FLIGHT PLAN AFTER DEPARTURE FROM TORRANCE. THE STUDENT PILOT REPORTED THAT HE WAS EN ROUTE FROM TORRANCE TO SANTA BARBARA, CALIFORNIA, ON A SOLO CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT WITH A PLANNED INTERMEDIATE STOP AT CAMARILLO. ON HIS FIRST APPROACH TO RUNWAY 26 AT CAMARILLO, HE WAS UNCOMFORTABLE WITH THE APPROACH AND TURBULENCE AND MADE A GO-AROUND. ON THE SECOND APPROACH HE MADE A NORMAL LANDING, NEAR THE CENTERLINE. DURING THE LANDING ROLL, THE AIRPLANE VEERED TO THE RIGHT TOWARD THE RUNWAY EDGE, AND HE BELIEVED IT WAS BETTER TO BRING THE AIRPLANE TO A STOP INSTEAD OF INITIATING A GO-AROUND. THE AIRPLANE LEFT THE RUNWAY EDGE AND WENT INTO A GRAVEL AREA WHERE THE PILOT CONTINUED BRAKING; HOWEVER,THE GRAVEL ENDED AND THE AIRPLANE WENT INTO A PLOWED AGRICULTURAL FIELD WHERE THE NOSEWHEEL DUG IN AND THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER. (-23) ON 03-25-02 I WENT TO CAMARILLO (CMA) AIRPORT TO INVESTIGATE ACCIDENT OF N2630U, MODEL CE-172-R, S/N 17280568. ON REACHING CMA I FOUND THE AIRCRAFT WAS LYING UPSIDE DOWN ON THE SOFT GROUND RIGHT OF RWY 26. THE PILOT NORMAN GRAY MATTE, FF CERT NUMBER 34194 WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT. HE DID NOT SUSTAIN ANY INJURIES. NO ONE WAS INJURED. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO OTHER AIRCRAFT OR PROPERTY. NO ACCIDENT/INCIDENT RECORD WERE FOUND FOR CERTIFICATE 000034194. NO ENFORCEMENT RECORD FOUND. THE PILOT STATED IN HIS WRITTEN STATEMENT THAT HE HAD PERMISSION FROM THE CONTROL TOWER TO LAND ON RWY 26. HE LANDED ON RWY 26 AND FOUND THE AIRCRAFT WAS DRIFTING TO THE RIGHT, AND WENT OUT OF RWY 26 INTO THE SOFT PLOWED DIRT. HE PUT ON MORE BRAKES AND THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED UPSIDE DOWN. HE SHUT OFF THE FUEL AND ENGINE AND CALLED THE TOWER TO STATE HIS POSITION AND CAME OUT OF THE AIRCRAFT. HE DID NOT SUSTAIN ANY INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THE REAR OF FUSELAGE WAS TWISTED. THE RIGHT LEFT STRUT WAS BENT. NTSB WAS INFORMED.

## 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 LAX02LA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02LA115), Mar 25, 2002: Cessna 172R (N2630U), Camarillo, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control.

## Other reports on N2630U (1)

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

- [Incident 20010602013129I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010602013129I), Jun 2, 2001: Cessna 172R (N2630U), Torrance, CA, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot was practicing touch and go landings. On his fourth landing of the day, he raised the flaps and added full power for take-off when the airplane…

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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