- Date
- April 2, 1986, 17:45 local (Apr 3, 1986, 01:45 UTC)
- Place
- Rosamond, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N666BHCessna 172M
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 10, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860402009539A
- Case key
- 25100
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt reported that he successfully touched down during conditions of a right, 90 deg. Crosswind. The plt stated that a gust was then encountered which 'weather cocked' his acft. As he attempted to realign the acft with the rwy the downwind wing contacted the rwy surface & contol was lost. The acft veered off the rwy, nosed over & came to rest in a field adjacent to the rwy.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N666BH
- Reported as
- Cessna 172M
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17265670
- Airframe hours
- 1
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E2D, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Charles R. Langslet
- Registered owner
- Robert L. Patrick
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · October 9, 1985 · 6 hours before
- Departed
- SMO · Santa Monica, CA
- Destination
- Rosamond, CA
- Airport
- Lloyd'S Landing, runway 24, 2,400 × ft
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 56
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,009 total · 1,009 in this make and model · 915 as pilot in command · 45 in the last 90 days · 12 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 330° at 15 knots
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 61 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.