Cessna 172P N52331

Summary

On 28 July 1987 at about 23:45 local time, a Cessna 172P registered N52331, operated by Channel Island Aviation, was involved in an accident near Kernville, California, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

28 July 1987 at 23:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Kernville, California, United States

Nearest airport

Kernvalley (L05)

Coordinates

35.7290, -118.3901

Aircraft

Cessna 172P

Registration

N52331

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Channel Island Aviation

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Paso Robles → Kernville

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX87LA285

1 person had minor injuries.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

DURING A SOLO INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT, THE STUDENT PLT WAS ATTEMPTING A LANDING WITH A 6-10 KNOT CROSSWIND. WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH WITH FULL FLAPS AND PWR OFF, THE PLT STATED THAT OVER THE THRESHOLD AT APRX 10 FT AGL IN THE FLARE CONFIGURATION, A GUST OF WIND RAISED THE RIGHT WING AND THE ACFT DRIFTED TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RWY. THE PLT ADDED FULL PWR AND RETRACTED THE FLAPS TO GO-AROUND, HOWEVER, THE ACFT'S LANDING GEAR CAUGHT ON A BARB WIRE FENCE AND THE ACFT NOSED OVER COLLIDING WITH THE TERRAIN.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.