Cessna 172P N52702

Summary

On 10 March 1984 at about 17:45 local time, a Cessna 172P registered N52702 was involved in an accident near Pacoima, California, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

10 March 1984 at 17:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Pacoima, California, United States

Nearest airport

Whiteman (WHP)

Coordinates

34.2505, -118.4101

Aircraft

Cessna 172P

Registration

N52702

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Burbank → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX84LA212

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 THE OVERFLIGHT OF THE UNCONTROLLED FIELD, BOTH PLTS NOTICED THAT THE WIND TEE INDICATED RWY 12 AS THE LANDING DIRECTION. DURING LANDING, THE ACFT FLOATED & TOUCHED DOWN ABOUT 2/3 DOWN THE RWY. THE ACFT STRUCK A FENCE & TREES AT THE END OF THE RWY. SHORTLY AFTER THE ACCIDENT, SEVERAL ACFT MADE GO-AROUNDS DUE TO EXCESSIVE FLOATING. THE WIND TEE HADTO BE MANUALLY ALIGNED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE WIND SOCK, MOUNTED ON TOP OF THE TEE. THE WIND SOCK WAS FADED & DIFFICULT TO DISCRIMINATE FROM THE BRIGHT ORANGE COLOR OF THE WIND TEE. THE INSTRUCTOR PLT REPORTED THE WIND WAS FROM THE NORTH AT 15 KTS.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.