- Date
- October 20, 1990, 14:00 local (21:00 UTC)
- Place
- Placerville, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N7815GCessna 172L
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report November 23, 1992
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19901020046939A
- Case key
- 27047
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Probable cause
The failure of the pilot to maintain directional control of the aircraft during the landing roll.
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
According to the pilot's statement, the approach and touchdown were normal. During the landing roll out, the pilot said the aircraft suddenly veered to the left and ended up off the runway. While the pilot was attempting to control the aircraft the left wing collided with some chaparral brush causing the aircraft to pull to the left. The aircraft turned 90 degrees and came to a stop, with the right wing contacting an enbankment.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7815G
- Reported as
- Cessna 172L
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17259515
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E2D, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Placerville Aircraft Services
- Departed
- 045 · Vacaville, CA
- Airport
- PVF · Placerville, runway 23, 4,200 × 75 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
- 61
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 280 total · 78 in this make and model · 211 as pilot in command · 3 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- -0 °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.