# NTSB LAX07CA199: Cessna 172S, N214GZ, Santa Barbara, CA, July 2, 2007 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: July 1, 2007, 18:23 local (Jul 2, 2007, 01:23 UTC) - Place: Santa Barbara, CA - Coordinates: 34.426109, -119.840278 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4261&lon=-119.8403&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report October 31, 2007 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: Federal Aviation Administration - NTSB case key (mKey): 66121 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX07CA199 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/66121/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX07CA199 ## 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) - ground loop/swerve - not corrected, pilot in command (cause) - On ground/water collision with object, landing - roll - object - taxiway light ## Analysis After touchdown, the airplane veered off the runway and struck a taxiway light. The pilot stated that after landing a gust of wind struck the airplane, and it veered to the left of the runway. After the airplane departed the runway it crossed an intersecting runway and struck a taxiway light. The nose and left landing gear collapsed, and the empennage sustained substantial damage. The airplane came to rest upright on the grass margin bordering the runway. ## Factual narrative On July 1, 2007, about 1823 Pacific daylight time, a Cessna 172S, N214GZ, veered off the runway and collided with runway lights at Santa Barbara Municipal Airport, Santa Barbara, California. Van Nuys Flight Center was operating the airplane under the provisions of 14 CFR Part 91. The private pilot, and one passenger were not injured; the airplane sustained substantial damage. The cross-country personal flight departed Van Nuys, California, about 1700. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan had been filed. A Santa Barbara Airport Patrol Officer interviewed the pilot after the accident. The pilot stated that prior to landing he requested a wind check; tower personnel reported winds from 150 degrees at 6 knots. He continued his approach and after landing on runway 25, felt a 'burst of wind.' The airplane veered to the left, departed runway 25, traveled over an adjacent grassy area, and crossed runway 15R. He stated that he was not able to correct the airplane back to the runway and struck a taxiway light, then came to rest upright on the grass south of runway 25. The nose and left landing gear collapsed, and the empennage sustained substantial damage. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N214GZ](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N214GZ), registered now, S/N 172S9862, built 2005 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 172S - Registry model: [Cessna 172S](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (registry code 2072439) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming IO-360-L2A](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-l2a) (registry code 41597, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 172S9862 - Airframe hours: 655 - Engines: Lycoming IO-360-L2A reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Van Nuys Flight Center, doing business as Van Nuys Flight Center - Registered owner: G&Z LLC - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal; Standard, Utility - Last inspection: AAIP, June 1, 2007, 55 hours before - Departed: VNY, VAN NUYS, CA - Destination: SBA, Santa Barbara, CA - Airport: SBA, Santa Barbara Muni, runway 25, 6,052 × 150 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 33; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; seat: left; flight hours: 140 total, 120 in this make and model ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 150° at 4 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 68 °F, dew point 57 °F - Altimeter: 29.85 inHg - Observed at: SBA ## 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 20070701017149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070701017149A), Jul 1, 2007: Cessna 172S, Santa Barbara, CA, Substantial damage. (-23) The pilot [privacy data omitted] stated he flew N214GZ, Cessna 172S, s/n 9862, from van nuys to sba on July 01, 2007. The pilot stated he flew with one… From the NTSB's public API. 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