# Accident 20040214005659A: Cessna 172S, Riverside, CA, February 14, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 14, 2004, 19:00 local time
- Place: Riverside, CA
- Airport: Riverside Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.9517° N, 117.4450° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9517&lon=-117.4450&mi=10
- Aircraft: N262TA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N262TA-2023-04-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172S (registry code 2072439, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-L2A (registry code 41597, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-l2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172S
- Reported engine: LYC IO360L2A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 675 total, 200 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX04CA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04CA130) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040214005659A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON FEBRUARY 14, 2004, ABOUT 1900 PACIFIC STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA 172S, N262TA, DEPARTED THE TAXIWAY WHILE TAXIING FROM LANDING AND COLLIDED WITH TERRAIN AT RIVERSIDE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (RAL), RIVERSIDE, CALIFORNIA. THE AIRPLANE WAS REGISTERED TO IRVIN ENTERPRISES, AND OPERATED BY THE FLIGHT SCHOOL OF PALM SPRINGS, UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91. THE CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR, THE SOLE OCCUPANT, WAS NOT INJURED; THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PERSONAL LOCAL FLIGHT DEPARTED PALM SPRINGS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (PSP), PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA, ABOUT 1800 PST, WITH A PLANNED DESTINATION OF RAL. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND A FLIGHT PLAN HAD NOT BEEN FILED. IN AN ORAL STATEMENT, THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE HAD LANDED ON RUNWAY 27 AND WAS ATTEMPTING TO TAXI TO THE RAMP AREA. AFTER TAXIING OFF THE RUNWAY, THE CONTROLLER CLEARED HIM TO TAXI TO THE RAMP. HE WAS UNFAMILIAR WITH THE AIRPORT AND REQUESTED FURTHER INSTRUCTIONS. IN AN EFFORT TO COMPLY WITH WHAT HE THOUGHT THE CONTROLLER WAS TELLING HIM TO DO, HE DEPARTED THE TAXIWAY. HE CONTINUED DOWN A GRASSY AREA AND COLLIDED WITH A MEDIAN.

## 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 LAX04CA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04CA130), Feb 15, 2004: Cessna 172S (N262TA), Riverside, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate visual lookout, which resulted in his failure to maintain proper alignment with the taxiway. Factors in the accident were the dusk lighting conditions and pilot not…

## Other reports on N262TA (1)

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

- [Accident 20221001016489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20221001016489A), Oct 1, 2022: Cessna 172S (N262TA), Hermantown, MN, Destroyed, 3 fatal. 10-01-2022 [privacy data omitted] departed dlh and crashed into a residential house approximately 2 miles southwest of the airport. At approximately 2312 local…

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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