LAX85LA021

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172RG · El Monte, CA · October 16, 1984

Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal report
Date
October 16, 1984, 15:51 local (22:51 UTC)
Place
El Monte, CA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N6456VCessna 172RG
Weather
Visual (VMC) · Day
Status
Completed
Report
Approved by Office Director
FAA report
19841016056279A
Case key
24580

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Sequence of events

NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.

Loss of control - on ground/waterLanding - roll
Airspeed - excessivePilot in commandFactor
Directional control - not maintainedPilot in commandCause
Ground loop/swerve - uncontrolledPilot in command
On ground/water collision with objectLanding - roll
Object - fenceFactor

Analysis

The plt landed the acft fast & lost control. Subsequently, the acft went off the right side of the rwy & struck a perimeter fence.

Aircraft

Registration
N6456V
Reported as
Cessna 172RG
Category
Airplane
Serial number
172RG0712
Airframe hours
1,273
Engine
Lycoming O-360-F1A6, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Business · Part 91
Operator
Aero Assoc. Of Caltech Inc
Registered owner
David Rosing
Airworthiness certificate
Standard, Normal
Last inspection
Annual · August 16, 1984 · 49 hours before
Departed
LAS · Las Vegas, NV
Destination
EMT · El Monte, CA
Flight plan
VFR
Airport
EMT · El Monte, runway 19, 3,995 × 75 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
49
Certificate
Private
Airplane ratings
Single-engine land
Medical
Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
Seat
Left
Flight hours
162 total · 22 in this make and model · 125 as pilot in command · 5 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours

Weather

Conditions
Visual (VMC) · Day
Wind
200° at 8 knots
Visibility
15 statute miles
Lowest ceiling
None
Temperature
70 °F, dew point -0 °F
Altimeter
29.00 inHg
Observed at
EMT

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.