BAKERSFIELD, CA, USA
N73890
CESSNA 172
THE PILOT WAS LANDING ON AN AIRSTRIP WITH A VINEYARD ABOUT 20 FT LEFT OF THE RUNWAY. THERE WAS A LEFT QUARTERING HEADWIND AT 10 KNOTS. THE FIRST LANDING WAS ABORTED AFTER TOUCHDOWN WHEN THE PLANE STARTED TO VEER LEFT AS THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THE NEXT LANDING WAS MADE AT A MUCH SLOWER AIRSPEED. AS BRAKING ACTION WAS BEGUN, THE PLANE VEERED LEFT AGAIN AND HEADED TOWARD SOFT TERRAIN ON THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. ANOTHER GO-AROUND WAS INITIATED, BUT THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO CLEAR THE GRAPEVINES. THE LANDING GEAR STRUCK THE VINES AND THE PLANE CRASHED IN THE VINEYARD.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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