- Date
- April 18, 1982, 14:25 local (22:25 UTC)
- Place
- Bakersfield, CA
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N73890Cessna 172
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report April 18, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820418011879A
- Case key
- 69868
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot was landing on an airstrip with a vineyard about 20 ft left of the runway. There was a left quartering headwind at 10 knots. The first landing was aborted after touchdown when the plane started to veer left as the brakes were applied. The next landing was made at a much slower airspeed. As braking action was begun, the plane veered left again and headed toward soft terrain on the side of the runway. Another go-around was initiated, but the pilot was unable to clear the grapevines. The landing gear struck the vines and the plane crashed in the vineyard.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N73890
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 67731
- Airframe hours
- 2,470
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-H2AD, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Timothy D. Schulze
- Registered owner
- Cableair Inc.
- Departed
- POC · Bakersfield, CA
- Destination
- POC · Bakersfield, CA
- Airport
- 8L8 · Di Giorgio, runway 35, 2,600 × 44 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 19
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 80 total · 14 in this make and model · 30 as pilot in command · 12 in the last 90 days · 5 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 300° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Temperature
- 172 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.