# NTSB LAX92LA268: Cessna 172, N6496E, Lake Havasu, AZ, June 30, 1992

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: June 29, 1992, 18:30 local (Jun 30, 1992, 01:30 UTC)
- Place: Lake Havasu, AZ
- Coordinates: 34.480895, -114.320701 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4809&lon=-114.3207&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 28, 1993
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 27665
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX92LA268
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/27665/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA268

## Probable cause

THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO ADEQUATELY COMPENSATE FOR THE EXISTING WIND CONDITIONS AND TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT.

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - flare/touchdown
  - weather condition - crosswind
  - weather condition - gusts
  - 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 - dirt bank/rising embankment

## Analysis

THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE ENCOUNTERED WHAT HE DESCRIBED AS A 'WIND SHEAR' DURING THE LANDING FLARE ON RUNWAY 14.  THE PILOT SAID THE AIRCRAFT LANDED HARD, HE LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND RAN OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH THE EMBANKMENT OF A LARGE DRAINAGE SWALE ADJACENT TO THE RUNWAY.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6496E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6496E-2011-05-18), registration cancelled 2011-05-18, S/N 46596 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (registry code 2072402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 46596
- Airframe hours: 4587
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-300A 145 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Havasu Flyers Club, Inc.
- Registered owner: Havasu Flyers Club, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: 100 hour, January 29, 1992, 128 hours before
- Departed: TUS, TUCSON, AZ
- Flight plan: VFR
- Airport: HII, Lake Havasu, runway 14, 5,500 × 100 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 62; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 735 total, 417 in this make and model, 32 in the last 90 days, 17 in the last 30 days, 2 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 160° at 17 knots, gusting 22
- Visibility: 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 106 °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 19920629022219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920629022219A), Jun 29, 1992: Cessna 172, Lake Havasu Cit, AZ, Substantial damage. Lost directional control on hard landing. Ran off side of runway. Collided with drainage ditch.

## Other investigations on N6496E (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 UNK64X2648](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X2648), Jul 4, 1964: Cessna 172 (N6496E), Tulsa, OK, substantial damage, 2 fatal

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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