Cessna 162 N5211Y

Summary

On 9 June 2012 at about 19:22 local time, a Cessna 162 registered N5211Y, operated by Orange County Flight Center, was involved in an accident near Santa Ana, California, United States. One person was 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

9 June 2012 at 19:22

Classification

Accident

Location

Santa Ana, California, United States

Nearest airport

John Wayne Orange Country (SNA)

Coordinates

33.6756, -117.8681

Aircraft

Cessna 162

Registration

N5211Y

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Orange County Flight Center

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Santa Ana → Santa Ana

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR12CA254

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s failure to compensate for the gusting wind and failure to maintain airplane control during the approach to land.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that just prior to touchdown the airplane encountered a gust of wind, which forced the airplane off of the runway heading. The pilot applied power to go around; however, during the transition to climb, the airplane collided with a taxiway sign, sustaining substantial damage to the side of the fuselage. The pilot continued the climb and returned to land without further incident. No preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures were reported with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.