# NTSB LAX94LA384: Cessna 152, N6208B, Petaluma, CA, September 21, 1994 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: September 21, 1994, 11:30 local (18:30 UTC) - Place: Petaluma, CA - Coordinates: 38.099723, -122.63095 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0997&lon=-122.6309&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report February 14, 1995 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 28877 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX94LA384 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/28877/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA384 ## Probable cause the failure of the pilot to initiate a go-around after failing to obtain the proper airspeed and rate of descent during the approach. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Overrun, landing - flare/touchdown - go-around - not performed, pilot in command (cause) - altitude - excessive, pilot in command (contributing factor) - airspeed - excessive, pilot in command (contributing factor) - On ground/water collision with object, landing - roll - object - building(nonresidential) - object - vehicle ## Analysis THE PILOT MADE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO LAND. ON HER FIRST THREE ATTEMPTS, SHE WAS TOO HIGH AND TOO FAST. ON HER FOURTH ATTEMPT, SHE WAS ALSO HIGH AND FAST, BUT SHE APPLIED FULL FLAPS AND SLIPPED THE AIRCRAFT DURING THE APPROACH. AFTER LANDING, SHE ATTEMPTED TO STOP, BUT REALIZED SHE HAD INSUFFICIENT RUNWAY REMAINING. TO AVOID RUNNING OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY, SHE ATTEMPTED TO TURN RIGHT, AND THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A HANGAR LOCATED OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND A PARKED VEHICLE. SHE BELIEVED THE WIND DIRECTION SHIFTED DURING THE APPROACH, RESULTING IN A DOWNWIND LANDING. ## Factual narrative On September 21, 1994, at 1130 Pacific daylight time, a Cessna 152, N6208B, was substantially damaged during a landing overrun at Petaluma, California. The aircraft was owned and operated by Aero Venture Clubs, Inc., and was on a solo recreational flight. Visual meteorological conditions were prevalent at the time and no flight plan had been filed for the operation. The certificated recreational pilot was not injured. The flight originated from Petaluma Municipal airport at 1115 on the day of the accident. The pilot reported that she departed Petaluma Municipal airport en route to Liberty Field, a flight of 15 minutes. Upon her arrival at Liberty Field, she made several attempts to land, approaching from the east with the intent of landing to the west. She stated that on her first three attempts she was too high and fast to land. On her fourth attempt, she said she was also high and fast, but this time she continued the approach, applying full flaps and slipping the aircraft. After landing, she attempted to stop, but she was unable to do so on the remaining runway. To avoid striking a fence at the end of the runway, she attempted to turn right and the aircraft struck a hangar on the right side of the runway. After striking the hangar, the aircraft next struck a vehicle that was parked near the hangar. She stated that the airport has three windsocks positioned at different points around the airport because the winds tend to shift. She said she believed the wind direction shifted during the approach, resulting in a downwind landing. A postaccident inspection of the aircraft by the owner and a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) airworthiness inspector revealed spar damage to the left wing. ## Aircraft - Registration: N6208B (not matched to a registry record) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 152 - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 15283908 - Airframe hours: 1878 - Engines: LYCOMING O-235-L2C 110 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Dick Hodge, doing business as Aero Venture Clubs, Inc. - Registered owner: Dick Hodge - Airworthiness certificate: Special, Provisional (Special); Standard, Utility; Standard, Normal - Airport: Liberty Field, runway 27, 3,300 × ft, dirt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 38; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 270 total, 250 in this make and model, 78 as pilot in command ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: variable at 10 knots - Visibility: 3 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Altimeter: 29.00 inHg 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.