Cessna 162 N6076C
6 April 2022 · Palo Alto, California, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 6 April 2022 at about 19:15 local time, a Cessna 162 registered N6076C, operated by Fly America Inc, was involved in an accident near Palo Alto, California, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 19:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Palo Alto, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Palo Alto Airport (PAO)
- Coordinates
- 37.4611, -122.1151
- Aircraft
- Cessna 162
- Registration
- N6076C
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 2013
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Fly America Inc
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- WPR22LA145
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The pilot’s failure to maintain pitch control during a go-around maneuver, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and impact with the ground.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The student pilot reported that, he departed on a solo flight, but decided to turn back to his departure airport after he encountered turbulence. During his return to the airport his altitude indication and some engine instruments were appearing intermittently on the glass panel displays. He flew the airport traffic pattern uneventfully and complied with the instructions he received from air traffic control. The student pilot decided to perform a go-around during his first landing attempt after the airplane bounced. He felt that his approach was stable during his second attempt, but the airplane bounced again during touchdown. The student pilot initiated another go-around, but pulled too far back on the yoke, which resulted in a stall and impact with the ground. The wings and fuselage were substantially damaged. The pilot reported that other than the intermittent instrument indications, there were no preimpact mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 May 2022 | Cessna 162 | Memphis, Tennessee, United States | Jay Air LLC | Fatal | 1 |
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| 30 Jul 2021 | Cessna 162 | Morton, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| 19 Mar 2025 | Cessna 162 | Miami, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 May 2019 | Cessna 162 | Las Animas, Colorado, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Mar 2022 | Cessna 182D | Desert Camp, California, United States | Cloudstreet Flying Services | No injuries | - |
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| 16 Apr 2022 | Stoddard Hamilton GLASAIR SUPER II | Oxnard, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Dec 2022 | Embraer Executive EMB-505 | Hawthorne, California, United States | Solairus Aviation | No injuries | - |
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