Cessna 172N N5352D

Summary

On 24 July 1991 at about 02:45 local time, a Cessna 172N registered N5352D, operated by Bridgeford Flying SVC., was involved in an accident near Napa, California, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

24 July 1991 at 02:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Napa, California, United States

Coordinates

38.5496, -122.1493

Aircraft

Cessna 172N

Registration

N5352D

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Bridgeford Flying SVC.

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Unknown → Sonoma

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX91LA325

Nobody was injured.

THE CFI'S FAILURE TO INITIATE THE GO-AROUND MANEUVER IN A TIMELY MANNER, AND HIS FAILURE TO TERMINATE THE SIMULATED EMERGENCY MANEUVER AT A PROPER ALTITUDE. A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR WAS THE GUSTY SURFACE WIND.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE CFI PLANNED TO DEMONSTRATE TO HIS STUDENT HOW TO EXECUTE AN EMERGENCY LANDING. THE CFI CLOSED THE THROTTLE AND DESCENDED TO LESS THAN 50 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL BEFORE HE ATTEMPTED TO ADD ENGINE POWER IN TERMINATION OF THE DEMONSTRATION. AS THE ENGINE POWER WAS BEING RESTORED, THE AIRPLANE DESCENDED A FEW FEET, CONTACTED THE GROUND AND NOSED OVER. GUSTY SURFACE WINDS EXISTED. THE CFI REPORTED THAT HE HAD NOT MAINTAINED A 'SUFFICIENT BUFFER ZONE OF SAFETY' DURING DEMONSTRATION.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.