# Accident 20050202001099A: Cessna 172S, Coalinga, CA, February 2, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 2, 2005, 15:30 local time
- Place: Coalinga, CA
- Airport: Harris Ranch Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: KC7A
- Location: 36.2478° N, 120.2375° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2478&lon=-120.2375&mi=10
- Aircraft: N521JD, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N521JD) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172S (registry code 2072439, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0-360-B1E (registry code 41559, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0-360-b1e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172S
- Reported engine: LYC IO360LYC*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 240 total, 240 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX05CA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05CA082) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050202001099A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 02/02/2005, AT APPROXIMATELY 1530 PST, THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ PILOT IN COMMAND OF CESSNA 172S, N521JD, OPERATING UNDER 14 CFR 91 IN VMC CONDITIONS, CRASHED DURING LANDING ON RUNWAY 32 AT HARRIS RANCH (3O8), COALINGA, CA. N521JD WAS RENTED FROM KERN CHARTER SERVICE, BAKERSFIELD, CA BY THE PILOT ^PRIVACY D^ FOR A PLEASURE FLIGHT TO HARRIS RANCH WITH A FRIEND. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY D^ STATED THAT DURING HIS LANDING APPROACH HE WAS HIGH AND FAST. HE TOUCHED DOWN 50' BEYONG THE RUNWAY THRESHOLD AT 60 KIAS TO 65 KIAS AND COULD NOT STOP THE AIRCRAFT ON THE REMAINING 2700' OF RUNWAY. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY D^ SAID N521JD RAN OFF THE NORTH END OF RUNWAY 32, TRAVELED 50', AND NOSED OVER, COMING TO REST INVERTED. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY D^ AND HIS PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. INVESTIGATION DISCLOSED N521JD DEPARTED THE NORTH END OF RUNWAY 32 AND CONTINUED FOR 140' ACROSS SOFT TURF BEFORE THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE AIRCRAFT OVERTURNED. THE EVIDENCE INDICATES N521JD LANDED NEAR MID-FIELD ON RUNWAY 32 AT 80 KIAS BEFORE LEAVING THE RUNWAY AT AN ESTIMATED 65 KIAS. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY D^ STATED HE DID NOT CONSIDER A GO-AROUND BECAUSE HE DID NOT HAVE SUFFICIE                               NT RUNWAY TO COMPLETE A SUCCESSFUL TAKE-OFF.

## 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 LAX05CA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05CA082), Feb 2, 2005: Cessna 172S (N521JD), Coalinga, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate recovery from a bounced landing, and his failure to abort the landing.

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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