Sunday, December 29, 2013

Cessna 172N Skyhawk, N4936D: Accident occurred December 29, 2013 in Pacoima, California

NTSB Identification: WPR14LA080
14 CFR Part 91: General Aviation
Accident occurred Sunday, December 29, 2013 in Pacoima, CA
Aircraft: CESSNA 172N, registration: N4936D
Injuries: 2 Minor.

This is preliminary information, subject to change, and may contain errors. Any errors in this report will be corrected when the final report has been completed. NTSB investigators may not have traveled in support of this investigation and used data provided by various sources to prepare this aircraft accident report.

On December 29, 2013, at 1253 Pacific standard time, a Cessna 172N, N4936D, impacted power transmission wires during an aborted landing at Whiteman Airport (WHP), Pacoima, California. Vista Air, Inc., operated the airplane under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91. The certified flight instructor (CFI) and the private pilot receiving instruction (PUI) sustained minor injuries; the airplane sustained substantial damage due to impact forces. The local instructional flight departed Pacoima about 1200. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan had been filed.

During an attempted landing on runway 30, the airplane touched down on the runway adjacent to intersection Delta and then became airborne again. The air traffic controller heard the engine sounds increase as the airplane turned 90 degrees left. Shortly thereafter, witnesses reported that the airplane's left wing collided with power transmission lines. The airplane then descended into a building in a used car sales lot.

The CFI reported that due to the high winds, he was the flying pilot during the landing. He stated that as the airplane touched down, they hit a gust of wind and became airborne. The airplane drifted left of runway centerline and the CFI added power in an attempt to crab into the wind and avoid the air traffic control tower. The airplane continued to drift left and collided with power transmission lines.

The reported winds at WHP during the timeframe of the accident were from 350 degrees at 24 knots, 320 degrees at 22 knots, 360 degrees at 26 knots, and 360 degrees at 25 knots, respectively.



 AIRCRAFT EXECUTED A GO-AROUND TO LAND AND STRUCK A POLE, A BUILDING THEN CRASHED ONTO A PARKING LOT, NEAR WHITEMAN AIRPORT, LOS ANGELES, CA

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PACOIMA, LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Two men were hospitalized after the plane they were traveling in struck a building and crashed in Pacoima Sunday. 
 
Los Angeles firefighters responded to the 10350 block of North San Fernando Road around 1 p.m. following reports of a small plane down.

Ian Gregor, a spokesman for the Federal Aviation Administration, says a Cessna 172 was inbound to Whiteman Airport when the pilot decided to execute a missed approach and come around for another landing attempt.

During the landing approach, Gregor says, the plane struck a building and crashed into a used car lot.

Officials say two male adults had self-extricated themselves from the aircraft. Both were transported to a local hospital via ambulance with non-life threatening injuries.

No fire was reported.

San Fernando Road was closed to all traffic between Pierce and Osborne streets following the incident.

The investigation is being handled by the FAA and the NTSB.

Investigators will be looking into whether weather conditions played a part in the crash. The National Weather Service hoisted Red Flag Warnings for much of Los Angeles Sunday.

Whiteman Airport is a small general aviation facility at the eastern end of the San Fernando Valley, about halfway between Burbank and San Fernando.


DEVELOPING: We will add more details to this report as they become available.



 Photo credit: CBS2/Art Barron



A Cessna 172 crashed into a parking lot across San Fernando Road near Whiteman Airport in the Pacoima area of Los Angeles Sunday, Dec. 29, 2013.
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PACOIMA (CBSLA.com) — Authorities say a small plane crashed in a used car lot not far from Whiteman Airport in Pacoima.

The incident was reported about 12:55 p.m. Sunday in the 10300 block of N. San Fernando Road, according to Brian Humphrey, a spokesperson for the Los Angeles Fire Department.

Humphrey says two men managed to free themselves from the wreckage and were transported to an area hospital in fair condition with non-life threatening injuries.

Humphrey also indicated that there was an outage in the area due to downed power lines. Motorists were asked to avoid San Fernando Road between Pierce and Osborne streets.

Ian Gregor, a public affairs manager for the FAA, said the Cessna 172 was inbound to Whiteman Airport at the time of the crash. According to Gregor, the plane struck a building and crashed in the lot.

Gregor said the FAA and NTSB are expected to investigate.

No further information was immediately available.


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