LAX90LA139.html
1990, 1n, one airport.
Data Source: NTSB AVIATION ACCIDENT/INCIDENT DATABASE Report Number: LAX90LA139 Local Date: 04/06/1990 Local Time: 1630 PDT State: CA City: CONCORD Airport Name: BUCHANAN FIELD Airport Id: CCR Event Type: ACCIDENT Injury Severity: NONE Report Status: FINAL Mid Air Collision: NO
Category of Operation: GENERAL AVIATION Aircraft Type: AIRPLANE Aircraft Damage: SUBSTANTIAL Phase of Flight: 570 LANDING Aircraft Make/Model: CESSNA CE-182-L Operator Doing Business As: Operator Name: JEFFREY M MASONEK Operator Code: Operator: Owner Name: UNKNOWN
ON TOUCHDOWN, THE AIRCRAFT LANDED ON THE NOSE GEAR. THE PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND IT RAN OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY COLLIDING WITH SOME ROUGH DIRT AREAS. THE STUDENT PILOT SAID THAT HE ENCOUNTERED EITHER A WIND SHEAR OR A STRONG CROSS WIND JUST BEFORE TOUCHDOWN. NO PILOT REPORTS OF WINDSHEAR ACTIVITY WERE REPORTED EITHER BEFORE OR AFTER THE ACCIDENT. THE COMPUTED DIRECT CROSS WIND COMPONENT EXISTING AT THE TIME WAS 10 KNOTS LESS THAN THE MAXIMUM FACTORY DEMONSTRATED CROSS WIND COMPONENT OF THE CESSNA 182L.
Occurrence #: 1 200 HARD LANDING
Phase of Operation: 571 LANDING - FLARE/TOUCHDOWN
Findings
Subject - Modifier - Personnel Cause/Factor
1b. 24535(S) - 3109(M) - 4000(P) Cause
FLARE - IMPROPER - PILOT IN COMMAND
Occurrence #: 2 260 LOSS OF CONTROL - ON GROUND/WATER
Phase of Operation: 572 LANDING - ROLL
Findings
Subject - Modifier - Personnel Cause/Factor
1b. 24539(S) - 3127(M) - 4000(P) Cause
DIRECTIONAL CONTROL - NOT MAINTAINED - PILOT IN COMMAND
2b. 24537(S) - 3113(M) - 4000(P) Cause
GROUND LOOP/SWERVE - INADVERTENT - PILOT IN COMMAND
Occurrence #: 3 320 ON GROUND/WATER ENCOUNTER WITH TERRAIN/WATER
Phase of Operation: 572 LANDING - ROLL
Findings
Subject - Modifier - Personnel Cause/Factor
1a. 19200(S) - 2419(M)
TERRAIN CONDITION - ROUGH/UNEVEN
THE PILOT IN COMMAND TO PROPERLY JUDGE THE TIMING OF THE LANDING FLARE.
Number of Seats: 4
Aircraft Use: INSTRUCTIONAL
Type of Operation: 14 CFR 91
Domestic/International:
Passenger/Cargo:
Registration Number: 42599
Air Carrier Operating Certificates:
Aircraft Fire: NONE
Injuries
Fatal Serious Minor None
Crew 0 0 0 1
Pass 0 0 0 0
Other 0 0 0 0
Invlvd 0 0 0 1
Landing Gear: TRICYCLE-FIXED
Certificated Maximum Gross Weight: 2800
Engine Make: CONTINENTAL
Engine Model: O-470-R
Number of Engines: 1
Engine Type: RECIPROCATING-CARBURETOR
Basic Weather Conditions: VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (VMC) Wind Direction (deg): 260 Wind Speed (knots): 10 Visibility (sm): 20 Visibility RVR (ft): 0 Visibility RVV (sm): 0 Cloud Height Above Ground Level (ft): 4000 Visibility Restrictions: NONE Precipitation Type: NONE Light Condition: DAYLIGHT Departure Airport Id: PVF Departure City: PLACERVILLE Departure State: CA Destination Airport Id: CCR Destination City: Destination State: Flight Plan Filed: NONE ATC Clearance: VFR VFR Approach/Landing: TRAFFIC PATTERN, FULL STOP Event Location: ON AIRPORT
Certificates: STUDENT
Ratings:
Plane: NONE
Non-Plane: NONE
Instrument: NONE
Had Current BFR: NO
Months Since Last BFR:
Medical Certificate: CLASS 3
Medical Certificate Validity: VALID MEDICAL-WITH WAIVERS/LIMITATIONS
Flight Time (Hours)
Total : 110 Last 24 Hrs : 2
Make/Model : 70 Last 30 Days: 16
Instrument : 1 Last 90 Days: 16
Multi-Engine: 0 Rotorcraft : 0