# NTSB LAX02LA115: Cessna 172R, N2630U, Camarillo, CA, March 25, 2002 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: March 25, 2002, 10:40 local (18:40 UTC) - Place: Camarillo, CA - Coordinates: 34.213611, -119.094169 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2136&lon=-119.0942&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report June 8, 2005 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: FAA Flight Standards District Office - NTSB case key (mKey): 54399 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX02LA115 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/54399/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=54399 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02LA115 ## Probable cause The pilot's failure to maintain directional control. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - roll - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) - On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll - terrain condition - plowed/furrowed - Nose over, landing - roll ## Analysis The student pilot reported that he was en route from Torrance to Santa Barbara, California, on a solo cross-country flight with a planned intermediate stop at Camarillo. On his first approach to runway 26 at Camarillo, he was uncomfortable with the approach and turbulence and made a go-around. On the second approach he made a normal landing, near the centerline. During the landing roll, the airplane veered to the right toward the runway edge, and he believed it was better to bring the airplane to a stop instead of initiating a go-around. The airplane left the runway edge and went into a gravel area where the pilot continued braking; however, the gravel ended and the airplane went into a plowed agricultural field where the nosewheel dug in and the airplane nosed over. ## Factual narrative On March 25, 2002, at 1040 Pacific standard time, a Cessna 172R, N2630U, nosed over after veering off the runway during landing at the Camarillo, California, airport. The student-certificated pilot, the sole occupant, was not injured. The airplane was substantially damaged. The instructional flight, operated under 14 CFR Part 91 by South Bay Aviation, originated at Torrance, California, at 1005. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed. The pilot filed a VFR flight plan but did not activate the flight plan after departure from Torrance. The student pilot reported that he was en route from Torrance to Santa Barbara, California, on a solo cross-country flight with a planned intermediate stop at Camarillo. On his first approach to runway 26 at Camarillo, he was uncomfortable with the approach and turbulence and made a go-around. On the second approach he made a normal landing, near the centerline. During the landing roll, the airplane veered to the right toward the runway edge, and he believed it was better to bring the airplane to a stop instead of initiating a go-around. The airplane left the runway edge and went into a gravel area where the pilot continued braking; however, the gravel ended and the airplane went into a plowed agricultural field where the nosewheel dug in and the airplane nosed over. The pilot reported no mechanical malfunctions. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N2630U](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2630U), registered now, S/N 17280568, built 1998 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 172R - Registry model: [Cessna 172R](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172r) (registry code 2072401) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming I0360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (registry code 41515, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 17280568 - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Instructional, Part 91 - Registered owner: South Bay Aviation, Inc. - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Departed: TOA, Torrance, CA - Destination: CMA, Camarillo, CA - Flight plan: VFR - Airport: CMA, camarillo, runway 26, 6,010 × 150 ft, concrete ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; injuries: none; student; medical: class 3; flight hours: 56 total, 14 in this make and model, 6 as pilot in command ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 230° at 10 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 61 °F, dew point 46 °F - Altimeter: 30.05 inHg - Observed at: CMA ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20020325004899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020325004899A), Mar 25, 2002: Cessna 172R, Camarillo, CA, No damage. (.19) On March 25, 2002, at 1040 pacific standard time, a Cessna 172R, N2630U, nosed over after veering off the runway during landing at the Camarillo,… ## Docket (1 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on March 20, 2003, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=54399. 507 KB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 507 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40394860&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Redacted.PDF 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. 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