# NTSB LAX05CA157: Cessna 182R, N6205N, Camarillo, CA, May 6, 2005

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report
- Date: May 6, 2005, 10:10 local (17:10 UTC)
- Place: Camarillo, CA
- Coordinates: 34.21389, -119.094444
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2139&lon=-119.0944&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 13, 2005
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- Parties: Federal Aviation Administration
- NTSB case key (mKey): 61430
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX05CA157
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/61430/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05CA157

## Probable cause

the pilot's failure to maintain directional control during a touch-and-go landing.  A contributing factor was the wet dirt at the runway edge.

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - on ground/water, takeoff - roll/run
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - ground loop/swerve - not corrected, pilot in command
- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, takeoff - roll/run
  - terrain condition - soft (contributing factor)
- Nose over, landing - roll

## Analysis

While performing touch-and-go landings, the airplane veered off the left side of the runway and nosed over.  The pilot performed his second touch-and-go landing and added power for the takeoff.  The plane veered to the left side of the runway and the pilot lost control.  The airplane continued off the left side of the runway and into wet dirt where it nosed over onto its back.  The pilot stated to the Safety Board investigator that he "applied all the right rudder possible" during the excursion off the runway, and that he "stayed with the power too long."  The pilot stated that the airplane and engine had no mechanical failures or malfunctions during the flight.

## Factual narrative

On May 6, 2005, about 1010 Pacific daylight time, a Cessna 182, N6205N veered off the left side of the runway and nosed over during the landing roll at the Camarillo Airport, Camarillo, California.  Channel Islands Aviation operated the airplane under the provisions of 14 CFR Part 91.  The private pilot was not injured and the airplane was substantially damaged.  Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan had been filed.  The local personal flight originated at Camarillo Airport about 1000.

The pilot stated in the Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report (NTSB Form 6120.1/2) that he was doing touch-and-go's at Camarillo.  Upon his second touch-and-go he made a good landing and added power.  The plane veered to the left side of the runway and he lost control.  The airplane continued off the left side of the runway and into wet dirt when it flipped over onto its back.  The pilot stated to the National Transportation Safety Board investigator that he "applied all the right rudder possible" during the excursion off the runway, and that he "stayed with the power too long."  The pilot stated that the airplane and engine had no mechanical failures or malfunctions during the flight.

## Aircraft

- Registration: N6205N (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: Cessna 182R
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 820028R
- Engines: Teledyne Continental O-470-O28B reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Channel Islands Aviation
- Registered owner: Channel Islands Aviation
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Departed: KCMA, Camarillo, CA
- Destination: KCMA, Camarillo, CA
- Airport: KCMA, Camarillo Airport, runway 26, 6,010 × 150 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 71; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3; flight hours: 818 total, 730 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days, 2 in the last 30 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 90° at 4 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles

## 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 20050506008589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050506008589A), May 6, 2005: Cessna 182R, Camarillo, CA, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot lost directional control during touch & go on runway 26 at cma during light crosswind (240 @ 4). Aircraft departed to left of runway and continued…

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.

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