# Accident 20160417008269A: Cessna 172K, Avalon, CA, April 17, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 17, 2016, 16:29 local time
- Place: Avalon, CA
- Airport: Catalina
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.4081° N, 118.4122° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4081&lon=-118.4122&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7133G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7133G-2016-10-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172K (registry code 2072430, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172K
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 174 total, 83 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR16LA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR16LA093) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160417008269A

## Narrative

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

ON APRIL 17, 2016, ABOUT 1710 PST (PACIFIC STANDARD TIME), A CESSNA 172K, U.S. REGISTRATION N7133G, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN IT IMPACTED A CLIFF-SIDE WHILE ON APPROACH,  ATTEMPTING TO LAND ON RUNWAY 22, AIRPORT IN THE SKY, (KAVX), LOCATED ON SANTA CATALINA ISLAND, CALIFORNIA. THE RIGHT WING LOST LIFT, PILOT ATTEMPTED TO APPLY RIGHT RUDDER, BUT IT DID NOT CORRECT THE SITUATION. IT WAS THEN THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE HILLSIDE, JUST NORTH OF THE AIRPORT AT AN ELEVATION LOWER THAN THE AIRPORT ELEVATION ITSELF. AFTER THE INITIAL IMPACT, THE AIRCRAFT SLID APPROXIMATELY 300 FEET DOWN A STEEP CANYON SLOPE AND CAME TO A REST INVERTED.THE PILOT IN COMMAND (PIC) AND ONE PASSENGER SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES AND WERE FLOWN VIA LOS ANGELES COUNTY FIRE DEPARTMENT  HELICOPTER TO HARBOR GENERAL HOSPITAL FOR TREATMENT OF INJURIES, WHICH INCLUDED TWO BROKEN ANKLES, BROKEN WRISTS, AND LACERATIONS TO THE FACE OF THE PASSENGER. THE PILOT WAS TREATED FOR MEDICAL ATTENTION AND TREATMENT TO HIS LACERATIONS.

## 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 WPR16LA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR16LA093), Apr 17, 2016: Cessna 172 (N7133G), Avalon, CA, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain a proper approach path on landing because he failed to familiarize himself with the airport's unique approach hazards and recommended procedures before the flight.…

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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