- Date
- March 30, 1987, 10:30 local (18:30 UTC)
- Place
- Santa Paula, CA
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N6339KCessna 172P
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 21, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870330007859A
- Case key
- 25552
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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.
Analysis
At the end of a pleasure cross country flt the plt prior to entering the pattern noted the wind direction and speed as 060 degs at aprx 16 KTS. The plt then entered the pattern for rwy 4. On final apch the plt had to slip the acft to keep alligned with the rwy. Upon touchdown the right main gear contacted the rwy first then the left. Aprx 300 ft down the rwy the acft exited the rwy to the left. The plt was unable to stop the acft which was heading for a hangar aprx 300 ft ahead. The plt added pwr and became airborne. The left wing then collided with the hangar at aprx 18 ft AGL. The plane then collided with a parked car and came to rest next to the hangar.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6339K
- Reported as
- Cessna 172P
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17274185
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-D2J, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- San Val Flying Service
- Registered owner
- Kepler, Albert C.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · January 14, 1987
- Departed
- SZP · Santa Paula, CA
- Destination
- VNY · Van Nuys, CA
- Airport
- SZP · Santa Paula, runway 4, 2,650 × 40 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
- 60
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 223 total · 15 in this make and model · 188 as pilot in command · 4 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 70° at 20 knots
- Visibility
- 40 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 73 °F, dew point 23 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- OXR, 15 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.