# Accident 20180120001019A: Cessna 172P, Cloverdale, CA, January 20, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 20, 2018, 13:05 local time
- Place: Cloverdale, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.7761° N, 122.9925° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7761&lon=-122.9925&mi=10
- Aircraft: N64204, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N64204-2019-06-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 168 total, 157 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR18CA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR18CA072) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180120001019A

## Narrative

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

A CESSNA 172P N64204 TOOK OFF FROM SANTA ROSA, CA. AIRPORT AND PILOT WAS FLYING TO CLOVERDALE AIRPORT FOR A SOLO TRAINING MISSION/FULL STOP LANDINGS.

WITH PILOTS FIRST LANDING AT CLOVERDALE AIRPORT, PILOT LOST CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT AT OR BEFORE TOUCHDOWN ON RUNWAY 32, THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED LEFT, CONTACTED THE GROUND, AND THEN ROLLED OR FLIPPED OVER AND CAME TO REST UPSIDE DOWN WEST OF THE TAXIWAY.

AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO BOTH WINGS, ENTIRE NOSE SECTION, LANDING GEAR, FUSELAGE BELLY AND EMPENNAGE VERTICAL STABILIZER.

THE AIRCRAFT PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS 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 WPR18CA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR18CA072), Jan 20, 2018: Cessna 172P (N64204), Cloverdale, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airplane control during the approach and his delayed decision to go around.

## Other reports on N64204 (3)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20130218002449I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130218002449I), Feb 18, 2013: Cessna 172P (N64204), Hayward, CA, Minor damage. PIC stated he was practicing some pattern work. Upon landing hard his aircraft flared and a strong head wind shifted the aircraft to the side of the runway.…
- [Accident 20100808042159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100808042159A), Aug 8, 2010: Cessna 172P (N64204), San Jose, CA, Substantial damage. While landing at reid hillview airport runway 13L the pilot experienced a hard landing resulting in three to four bounces. Due to the hard landing the aircraft…
- [Accident 20090420006849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090420006849A), Apr 20, 2009: Cessna 172P (N64204), Livermore, CA, Substantial damage. (-23) On 04/20/2009, at 08:30 PDT at the Livermore (lvk) airport, during approach to the Livermore airport on runway 25R, the pilot was traveling about 70 to…

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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