# Accident 20220406004999A: Cessna Aircraft Co 162, Palo Alto, CA, April 6, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 6, 2022, 12:14 local time
- Place: Palo Alto, CA
- Airport: Palo Alto Airport Of Santa Clara
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.4611° N, 122.1150° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.4611&lon=-122.1150&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6076C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6076C-2023-09-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 162 (registry code 060005E, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-162) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA AIRCRAFT CO 162
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-200 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 60 total, 60 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR22LA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA145) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220406004999A

## Narrative

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

1. N6076C TOOK OFF FROM PALO ALTO CA.

2. AIRCRAFT FLIES TOWARDS WOODSIDE CA

3. AIRCRAFT COMES BACK TO PALO ALTO.

4. WHILE TRYING TO LAND BOUNCES ON RWY.

5.DOES A GO AROUND FOR SECOND LANDING

5. APPROACHES RIGHT TRAFFIC RWY 31 WITH A SPEED UNKNOWN

6. PILOT PITCHES THE AIRCRAFT UP

7. THE LEFT WING MAKES CONTACT WITH THE GROUND.

8. THE AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPS

9 AND THE AIRCRAFT ENDS RESTING IN THE GRASS AREA WITH THE PROPELLER FACE DOWN IN THE DIRT.

## 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 WPR22LA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA145), Apr 6, 2022: Cessna 162 (N6076C), Palo Alto, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain pitch control during a go-around maneuver, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and impact with the ground.

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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