- Date
- January 4, 1985, 14:05 local (22:05 UTC)
- Place
- Camarillo, CA
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5194UCessna 172RG
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850104000229A
- Case key
- 24625
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt reported that upon landing a strong gust of wind caused the acft to deviate to the left. Application of the appropriate flight controls did not arrest the deviation. Brakes were applied but not in time to prevent the acft from exiting the rwy. The acft nosed over as it exited the rwy and entered onto the rough terrain. The arpt mgr reported that strong gusty, variable winds prevailed at the time of the accident. There is no control twr at the arpt.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5194U
- Reported as
- Cessna 172RG
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 172RG0277
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-F1A6, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Green Hornets Aviation, Inc.
- Registered owner
- Stephen P. Tucker
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- VNY · Van Nuys, CA
- Airport
- CMA · Camarillo, runway 8, 6,000 × 150 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
- 32
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 105 total · 6 in this make and model · 64 as pilot in command · 19 in the last 90 days · 11 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Variable at 20 knots, gusting 25
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 70 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.