Cessna 172M N12551

Summary

On 19 January 1987 at about 21:00 local time, a Cessna 172M registered N12551, operated by Diamond K. Aviation, was involved in an accident near Oakdale, California, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

19 January 1987 at 21:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Oakdale, California, United States

Nearest airport

Oakdale (027)

Coordinates

37.7994, -120.7397

Aircraft

Cessna 172M

Registration

N12551

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Diamond K. Aviation

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Oakdale → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX87LA092

Nobody was injured.

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 PILOT WAS PRACTICING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS. UPON TAKE-OFF ON RUNWAY 28, THE WIND WAS LIGHT FROM 100 DEGREES. ON THE FIRST LANDING THE WIND HAD CHANGED TO A RIGHT CROSS WIND FROM THE NORTH. THE PILOT COMPENSATED FOR THE CROSS WIND AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE SECOND LANDING THE CROSS WIND HAD INCREASED TO APPROXIMATELY 18 KNOTS. ON TOUCH DOWN THE PILOT LOST CONTROL AND THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT, OFF THE RUNWAY AND INTO THE WEEDS. THE PILOT ADDED POWER AND RETRACTED THE FLAPS. THE AIRCRAFT BECAME AIRBORNE TO APPROXIMATELY 30 FEET THEN LOST ALTITUDE AND COLLIDED WITH THE TERRAIN.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.