- Date
- August 1, 1982, 14:10 local (21:10 UTC)
- Place
- Novato, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5440JCessna 172N
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report August 1, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820801033809A
- Case key
- 72052
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot landed on runway 31 with a left crosswind. While landing, the aircraft went off the right side of the runway and nosed over in a drainage ditch. The pilot estimated that the wind was from 220 deg at 10 KTS. The official observation at oakland, CA reported that the wind was from 200 deg at 8 KTS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5440J
- Reported as
- Cessna 172N
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17273796
- Airframe hours
- 961
- Engine
- Continental O-320-H2AD, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Robert Chao
- Registered owner
- Robert Chao
- Departed
- SQL · San Carlos, CA
- Destination
- DEN · Denver, CO
- Airport
- 056 · Gnoss Field, runway 31, 3,300 × 60 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
- 20
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 89 total · 12 in this make and model · 41 as pilot in command · 5 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 200° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 25 statute miles
- Temperature
- 151 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- OAK, 29 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.
Other investigations on N5440J · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.