# Accident 20161114018539A: Cessna 120, Lincoln, CA, November 14, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 14, 2016, 15:30 local time
- Place: Lincoln, CA
- Airport: Lincoln Regional/Karl Harder Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9147° N, 121.3536° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9147&lon=-121.3536&mi=10
- Aircraft: N120MD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N120MD-2018-05-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 120 (registry code 2071402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-120) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 120
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR C85 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 423 total, 13 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA17CA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA071) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20161114018539A

## Narrative

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

ON 11/14/16 N120MD WAS PRATCING LANDINGS AT KLHM. ON THE SECOND LANDING THE PLANE TURNED TO THE RIGHT AND HEADED TOWARDS THE EDGE OF THE RUNWAY. THE PLANE WENT OFF OF THE RUNWAY INTO THE GRASS AND FLIPED ON TO ITS BACK.

## 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 GAA17CA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA071), Nov 14, 2016: Cessna 120 (N120MD), Lincoln, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in a runway excursion.

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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