# NTSB LAX90LA188: Cessna 172, N61602, Lakeport, CA, May 22, 1990

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: May 22, 1990, 15:07 local (22:07 UTC)
- Place: Lakeport, CA
- Coordinates: 39.039073, -122.930046 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0391&lon=-122.9300&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 10, 1992
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 26814
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX90LA188
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/26814/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA188

## Probable cause

THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE COMPENSATION FOR CROSSWIND CONDITIONS. THE CROSSWIND WAS A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT.

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - roll
  - weather condition - crosswind (contributing factor)
  - compensation for wind conditions - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll
  - terrain condition - ditch

## Analysis

THE PILOT CALLED THE AIRPORT UNICOM FOR AN AIRPORT ADVISORY, BUT TO NO AVIAL. HE THEN CIRCLED THE AIRPORT & OBSERVED THE SURFACE WINDS WERE OUT OF THE NORTH BETWEEN 12 - 15 KNOTS. THE AIRPORT WAS SERVED BY ONLY ONE EAST/WEST RUNWAY & THE PILOT ELECTED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 28. HE RPRTD THAT DURING THE LANDING ROLLOUT, A STRONG GUST OF WIND PUSHED THE AIRPLANE TO THE RIGHT INTO THE SOFT, MUDDY SHOULDER, AND THEN IT COLLIDED WITH A DITCH. THE PILOT IMPROPERLY USED THE FLIGHT CONTROLS AND FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N61602](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N61602-2018-01-25), registration cancelled 2018-01-25, S/N 17264669, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (registry code 2072418) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 17264669
- Engines: LYCOMING O-320-E2D 150 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Modesto Flight Center
- Departed: MOD, MODESTO, CA
- Destination: 1O2, LAKEPORT, CA
- Airport: 102, Almpson, runway 28, 3,450 × 40 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 21; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; flight hours: 100 total, 21 in this make and model, 55 as pilot in command, 19 in the last 90 days, 8 in the last 30 days, 2 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 15° at 13 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 2,500 ft broken
- Temperature: 61 °F, dew point -0 °F

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19900522017129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900522017129A), May 22, 1990: Cessna 172M, Lakeport, CA, Substantial damage. Forced off runway into soft mud while landing in gusty crosswind.

## Other investigations on N61602 (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX95LA236](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA236), Jul 2, 1995: Cessna 172M (N61602), New Cuyama, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to attain and maintain an adequate airspeed, his premature rotation, and his failure to maintain directional control when the aircraft settled back onto the runway. The pilot's…

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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