Cessna 172G N5854R

Summary

On 27 November 1996 at about 18:03 local time, a Cessna 172G registered N5854R was involved in an accident near Chino, California, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

27 November 1996 at 18:03

Classification

Accident

Location

Chino, California, United States

Nearest airport

Chino (CNO)

Coordinates

34.0000, -117.6798

Aircraft

Cessna 172G

Registration

N5854R

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Corona → Chino

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX97LA054

Nobody was injured.

the pilot's attempt to taxi with a crosswind component well in excess of the aircraft's maximum factory demonstrated capability. The wind conditions were factors.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

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Prior to landing the pilot was advised by the local controller that the winds were from 060 at 30 knots, with higher gusts to 40 knots. He then landed on runway 8, turned left onto the perpendicular taxiway B, and began to taxi northbound to parking. In his written report, the pilot stated that after he contacted Chino ground he told them he was '...having trouble; ground aske[d] if I needed help, I said NO, 10 seconds later I was upside down.' Based on the tower reported winds at the time, the computed aircraft crosswind component during the attempted taxi was 28 knots steady state with gusts to 38 knots. According to Cessna Aircraft, the maximum demonstrated crosswind capability of the aircraft is 17 knots.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.