# NTSB LAX04CA086: Cessna 172F, N5184F, Redlands, CA, January 3, 2004 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: January 3, 2004, 12:00 local (20:00 UTC) - Place: Redlands, CA - Coordinates: 34.084445, -117.141113 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0844&lon=-117.1411&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report March 30, 2004 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: Federal Aviation Administration - NTSB case key (mKey): 58583 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX04CA086 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/58583/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04CA086 ## Probable cause the pilot's inadequate compensation for the existing gusty crosswind condition, and his failure to maintain directional control. Contributing factors were a crosswind and wind gusts. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of control - on ground/water, go-around (vfr) - weather condition - crosswind (contributing factor) - weather condition - gusts (contributing factor) - compensation for wind conditions - inadequate, pilot in command (cause) - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) - In flight collision with object, go-around (vfr) - object - pole ## Analysis The airplane collided with a light post while attempting a go-around. Reported conditions were: winds at 15 knots with gusts to 27 knots; windshear; and a strong crosswind. During the landing roll, the airplane encountered a gust of wind in excess of 30 knots. The airplane veered off the runway into the adjacent gravel area. The pilot applied full power to regain flight control so that he could perform a go-around. After becoming airborne, the leading edge of the airplane's left wing collided with a light post, damaging the aileron. With the left flight control surface damaged, the pilot decided to return to the flight's origin point where the winds were from 030 degrees at 8 knots. He landed uneventfully. The pilot did not report any mechanical problems with the airplane prior to the accident. ## Factual narrative On January 03, 2004, about 1200 Pacific standard time, a Cessna 172F single engine airplane, N5184F, collided with a light post while attempting to go around at Redlands Municipal Airport (L12), Redlands, California. The airplane was registered to, and operated by, the pilot under the provisions of 14 CFR Part 91. The private pilot, the sole occupant, was not injured. The airplane sustained substantial damage. The personal cross-country flight departed from the Riverside Municipal Airport (RAL), Riverside, California, about 1150. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and a flight plan had not been filed. In a written statement, the pilot reported that he was attempting to land on runway 26. He received the local weather information from the UNICOM operator at L12. Reported conditions were: winds at 15 knots with gusts to 27 knots; windshear; and a strong crosswind. During the landing roll, the airplane encountered a gust of wind in excess of 30 knots. The airplane veered off the runway into the adjacent gravel area. The pilot applied full power to regain flight control so that he could perform a go-around. After becoming airborne, the leading edge of the airplane's left wing collided with a light post, damaging the aileron. With the left flight control surface damaged, the pilot decided to return to RAL. Reported winds at RAL were from 030 degrees at 8 knots. He landed at RAL uneventfully. The pilot did not report any mechanical problems with the airplane prior to the accident. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N5184F](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5184F), registered now, S/N 17253124, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 172F - Registry model: [Cessna 172F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172f) (registry code 2072414) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 17253124 - Engines: Continental O-300-D2D reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Kenneth D. Macknet - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Departed: RAL, Riverside, CA - Destination: L12, Redlands, CA - Airport: L12, Redlands Municipal Airport, runway 26 ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 33; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3; flight hours: 350 total, 60 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days, 36 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day ## 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 20040103004449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040103004449A), Jan 3, 2004: Cessna 172F, Redlands, CA, Substantial damage. (-23) On January 3, 2004, about 1200 PST, a Cessna 172F collided with a light post while attempting to go around at Redlands Municipal Airport, Redlands,… 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. 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