# NTSB LAX82DA182: Beech 77, N1805Z, Little River, CA, May 18, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Final report
- Date: May 18, 1982, 10:45 local (17:45 UTC)
- Place: Little River, CA
- Coordinates: 39.260131, -123.760688 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2601&lon=-123.7607&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report May 18, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 71443
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX82DA182
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/71443/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82DA182

## 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
  - weather condition - crosswind (contributing factor)
  - touch-and-go - attempted, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - level off - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - recovery from bounced landing - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - ground loop/swerve - uncontrolled, pilot in command (cause)
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - go-around - attempted, pilot in command (cause)
- In flight collision with object, takeoff
  - raising of flaps - performed, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - altitude - not attained, pilot in command (cause)
  - object - tree(s) (contributing factor)
  - clearance - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
- Nose down, takeoff
  - terrain condition - ditch (contributing factor)

## Analysis

ON THE SECOND ATTEMPT TO MAKE A TOUCH AND GO LANDING, THE PILOT BOUNCED THE AIRCRAFT HARD ON THE RUNWAY IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWED BY A SHARP LEFT TURN. FULL POWER WAS APPLIED AND THE FLAPS WERE RAISED IN AN ATTEMPTED GO-AROUND. THE AIRCRAFT FAILED TO CLEAR TREES ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND CAME TO REST NOSE DOWN IN A DRAINAGE DITCH.

## Aircraft

- Registration: N1805Z (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 77
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: WA271
- Airframe hours: 127
- Engines: LYCOMING O-235-L2C 115 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Flight: Instructional, Part 91
- Operator: Mendocino Aviation
- Registered owner: Leonard A. Riley
- Departed: 048, LITTLE RIVER, CA
- Destination: 048, LITTLE RIVER, CA

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 27; student; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 11 total, 11 in this make and model, 1 as pilot in command, 8 in the last 90 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 350° at 7 knots
- Visibility: 30 statute miles
- Temperature: 145 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observed at: UKI, 26 nm away

## 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 19820518016619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820518016619A), May 18, 1982: Beech 77, Little River, CA, Destroyed. Student pilot lost control of aircraft during attempted go around and crashed into trees off side off runway.

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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