# Accident 20121125027749A: Cessna U206, Northridge, CA, November 25, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 25, 2012, 15:05 local time
- Place: Northridge, CA
- Airport: Van Nuys
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2428° N, 118.5236° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2428&lon=-118.5236&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5229U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5229U-2014-04-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna U206 (registry code 2073306, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-u206) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA U206
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 294 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR13LA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13LA052) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20121125027749A

## Narrative

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

AT APPROX. 4500 FEET AGL, PILOT REPORTED ENGINE POPPING, BACKFIRING AND, UNABLE TO STOP DESCENT. SUBSEQUENTLY, ENGINE FAILED AND A FORCED LANDING OCCURRED AT A CAL STATE NORTHRIDGE SOCCER FIELD (1.5 MI. FROM KVNY). AIRCRAFTWENT THROUGH A CHAIN LINK FENCE COMING TO REST INVERTED ON PLUMMER ST. AT APPROX. 1505 PST. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT AND MINOR INJURIES TO PILOT AND ONE ADDITIONAL OCCUPANT (^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^). WX CLEAR.

## 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 WPR13LA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13LA052), Nov 25, 2012: Cessna U206 (N5229U), Van Nuys, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power during cruise flight due to fatigue fractures of two crankshaft gear teeth from corrosion pitting, which resulted in an off-airport forced landing and collision with…

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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