# Accident 20070701017149A: Cessna 172S, Santa Barbara, CA, July 1, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 1, 2007, 18:23 local time
- Place: Santa Barbara, CA
- Airport: Santa Barbara Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.4261° N, 119.8403° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4261&lon=-119.8403&mi=10
- Aircraft: N214GZ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N214GZ) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 140 total, 120 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX07CA199](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX07CA199) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070701017149A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED HE FLEW N214GZ, CESSNA 172S, S/N 9862, FROM VAN NUYS TO SBA ON JULY 01, 2007. THE PILOT STATED HE FLEW WITH ONE FEMALE PASSENGER NAMED ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE LANDED ON RUNWAY 25, AND FELT A SUDDEN BURST OF WIND AND THE AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY SOUTHBOUND. THE AIRCRAFT CROSSED ONTO THE GRASS AREA ADJACENT TO RUNWAY 15 RIGHT AND CONTINUED ACROSS RUNWAY 15 RIGHT. THE PILOT STATED HE ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT THE AIRCRAFT, IT STRUCK A LIGHT AND LANDED IN THE GRASS, SOUTH OF RUNWAY 25 AND SOUTH OF TAXIWAY MIKE. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ REPORTED PRIOR TO LANDING AT SANTA BARBARA AIRPORT, HE REQUSTED WEATHER AND WIND CHECK FROM SBA CONTROL TOWER. HE SAID THE WIND WAS REPORTED 150 DEGREES AT 6 (SIX) KNOTS. THE OCCUPANTS OF THE AIRCRAFT WERE NOT HURT. THERE WAS NO FATALITY. NO OTHER AIRCRAFT WAS INVOLVED IN THIS ACCIDENT AND NO OTHER AIRCRAFT WAS DAMAGED. N214GZ WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. ALSO, THE TAXIWAY LIGHTS AND STOP SIGN WERE DAMAGED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS LIFTED TO SIGNATURE FLIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE LOGS WERE SATISFACTORY.

## 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 LAX07CA199](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX07CA199), Jul 2, 2007: Cessna 172S (N214GZ), Santa Barbara, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain directional control.

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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