- Date
- May 13, 1986, 12:52 local (19:52 UTC)
- Place
- Thermal, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N734TECessna 172N
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report January 25, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860513016949A
- Case key
- 25158
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The student pilot was returning to Thermal airport, Thermal, CA after completing a round robin solo cross country flight. While landing on runway 30 the student encountered a 90 degree right crosswind and lost control of the airplane. The airplane exited the end of the runway and nosed over. The student pilot reported that the brake system failed. The post-accident examination of the brake system disclosed no evidence of any pre-existing malfunctions and/or failures.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N734TE
- Reported as
- Cessna 172N
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17269094
- Airframe hours
- 1,673
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360, 145 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Viair
- Registered owner
- Youngblood, William M
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility; Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · January 2, 1986 · 40 hours before
- Departed
- APV · Apple Valley, CA
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- TRM · Thermal, runway 30, 5,000 × 200 ft, asphalt
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 39
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 37 total · 37 in this make and model · 7 as pilot in command · 37 in the last 90 days · 20 in the last 30 days · 5 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 210° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 93 °F, dew point 43 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- TRM
FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N734TE · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.