# Accident 20070130002249A: Cessna 152, Aptos, CA, January 30, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 30, 2007, 15:46 local time
- Place: Aptos, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.9333° N, 121.8500° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.9333&lon=-121.8500&mi=10
- Aircraft: N25932, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N25932) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 72 total, 72 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX07CA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX07CA076) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070130002249A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE STUDENT PILOT WAS ACCOMPLISHING A SOLO FLIGHT FROM REID-HILLVIEW AIRPORT LOCATED IN SAN JOSE, CA TO PASO ROBLES, CA. AFTER ARRIVING AT PASO ROBLES (PRB), CA HE FILED A FLIGHT PLAN AND DEPARTED AT 1420 HOURS PST. AFTER TAKEOFF FROM PRB HE REVIEWED HIS FLIGHT PLAN FOR KING CITY, CA (KIS). HE RECEIVED FLIGHT FOLLOWING AND CONTINUED TO FLY TO KIC. HE SAW THE AIRPORT AND LANDED AT KIC AT APPROXIMATELY 1500 HOURS PST. HE DEPARTED KIC AT APPROXIMATELY 1510 PST. THE PILOT STATED HE THOUGHT THERE WAS MORE THAN SIX (6) MILES VISIBILITY. HE CONTINUED TO FLY AT ABOUT 4500 FT TO THE NEXT CHECK POINT. THE PILOT NOTICED THE VISIBILITY WAS GOING DOWN AND HE COULD NOT SEE GONZALES, CA OR SALINAS, CA. HE BECAME NERVOUS AND WAS COMPLETELY LOST. HE STATED THAT HE BECAME SO PANICKED HE FORGOT ABOUT THE VOR AND FUEL REMAINING. HE JUST WANTED TO FIND THE GROUND AND LAND THE AIRCRAFT. HE DESCENDED FROM 4,000 FT TO 1100 FT AT WHICH TIME HE SAW A LARGE FIELD AND LANDED THE AIRCRAFT. THE MAIN LANDING GEAR TOUCHED THE GROUND FIRST FOLLOWED BY THE NOSE LANDING GEAR. THE NOSE LANDING GEAR WHEEL DUG INTO THE GROUND AND THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER ON ITS BACK. FORTUNATELY, THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED.

## 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 LAX07CA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX07CA076), Jan 30, 2007: Cessna 152 (N25932), Aptos, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the student pilot's becoming lost and disoriented that resulted in an improper in-flight decision to make a precautionary landing in an unsuitable open field.

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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