# NTSB LAX05CA191: Cessna 172N, N172MR, Stockton, CA, May 30, 2005

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report
- Date: May 30, 2005, 14:15 local (21:15 UTC)
- Place: Stockton, CA
- Coordinates: 37.895, -121.238334
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.8950&lon=-121.2383&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 13, 2005
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- Parties: Federal Aviation Administration Oakland FSDO
- NTSB case key (mKey): 61594
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX05CA191
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/61594/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05CA191

## Probable cause

the pilot's improper use of the brakes, and his failure to maintain directional control during the landing rollout.

## 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
  - brakes(normal) - improper use of, pilot in command (cause)
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll
  - terrain condition - ditch
- Nose over, landing - roll

## Analysis

On the landing rollout, the airplane veered off the runway, nosed over, and came to rest inverted.  The pilot said that on the landing rollout, he applied the right brake too hard, and the airplane departed off the runway to the right.  The airplane encountered a low spot in the dirt and nosed over.  The pilot said there were no mechanical malfunctions or failures with the aircraft.

## Factual narrative

On May 30, 2005, about 1415 Pacific daylight time, a Cessna 172N, N172MR, veered off runway 29R, and came to rest inverted at Stockton Metropolitan Airport (SCK), Stockton, California.  The pilot was operating the airplane under the provisions of 14 CFR Part 91.  The student pilot, the sole occupant, was not injured; the airplane sustained substantial damage.  The cross-country personal flight departed Lincoln Regional Airport/Karl Harder Field (LHM), Lincoln, California, about 1330, with a planned destination of Stockton.  Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan had been filed.

The pilot submitted a written statement.  He reported that on the landing rollout, he applied the right brake too hard, and the airplane drifted to the right and off the runway.  The airplane hit a low spot in the dirt and nosed over.  The pilot stated that there were no mechanical discrepancies noted with the airplane and engine.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N172MR](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N172MR), registered now, S/N 17267684, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: Cessna 172N
- Registry model: [Cessna 172N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (registry code 2072434) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 17267684
- Engines: Lycoming O-320 reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Luis Rivara
- Registered owner: Luis J. Rivara
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Departed: KHLM, Lincoln, CA
- Destination: KSCK, Stockton, CA
- Airport: KSCK, Stockton Metropolitan, runway 29R, 10,650 × 150 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Student pilot; age 45; injuries: none; student; medical: class 3; seat: left; flight hours: 77 total, 77 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days, 8 in the last 30 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 86 °F, dew point 50 °F
- Altimeter: 29.87 inHg
- Observed at: SCK

## 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 20050530010879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050530010879A), May 30, 2005: Cessna 172N, Stockton, CA, Substantial damage. (-23) Student pilot, while landing aircraft on runway 29R, applied right brake too hard, departing off right side of runway asphalt, hit soft dirt and…

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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