# NTSB LAX82DA229: Cessna 170B, N8151A, Pacoima, CA, June 20, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: June 20, 1982, 15:25 local (22:25 UTC)
- Place: Pacoima, CA
- Coordinates: 34.250877, -118.40937 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2509&lon=-118.4094&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 20, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 72135
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX82DA229
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/72135/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82DA229

## 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)
  - compensation for wind conditions - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - lack of total experience, pilot in command
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - ground loop/swerve - inadvertent, pilot in command (cause)
- Nose over, landing - flare/touchdown

## Analysis

THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE LANDED ON RUNWAY 12 WITH A SLIGHT CROSSWIND FROM THE RIGHT. AFTER TOUCHDOWN, THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE RIGHT, THE LEFT WINGTIP AND THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE SURFACE, AND THE PLANE NOSED OVER.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8151A](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8151A), registered now, S/N 25003, built 1952 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170B
- Registry model: [Cessna 170B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170b) (registry code 2072306) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C145 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c145-series) (registry code 17012, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 25003
- Airframe hours: 1941
- Engines: CONTINENTAL C-145 145 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Timothy John Mcginley
- Registered owner: Timothy John Mcginley
- Departed: WHP, PACOIMA, CA
- Destination: WHP, PACOIMA, CA
- Airport: WHP, Whiteman Airpark, runway 12, 3,725 × 50 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 34; student; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; flight hours: 70 total, 40 in this make and model, 20 as pilot in command, 5 in the last 90 days, 2 in the last 30 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 140° at 7 knots
- Visibility: 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 4,000 ft broken
- Temperature: 158 °F

## 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 19820620023839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820620023839A), Jun 20, 1982: Cessna 170B, Pacoima, CA, Substantial damage. Lost directional control on touchdown. Airplane skidded sideways and turned over.

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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