# Accident 20210725011949A: Cessna 172N, Kernville, CA, July 25, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 25, 2021, 14:34 local time
- Place: Kernville, CA
- Airport: Kern Valley
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.7282° N, 118.4197° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7282&lon=-118.4197&mi=10
- Aircraft: N728KG, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N728KG) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 344 total, 284 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR21LA311](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA311) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210725011949A

## Narrative

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

ON JULY 25, 2021 N728KG ATTEMPTED LANDING ON RUNWAY 17 AT L05. THE PILOT REPORTED A WIND GUST WHICH RESULTED IN LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND LANDED NOSE DOWN WEST OF RUNWAY 17. THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE THROUGHOUT. THE PILOT REPORTED ONLY 1 INJURED PASSENGER.

## 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 WPR21LA311](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA311), Jul 25, 2021: Cessna 172N (N728KG), Kernville, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control during landing after an encounter with a wind gust which resulted in a collision with trees.

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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