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LAX91LA056

1990-12-17 · LIVERMORE, California, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport LVK

N4722P has since been reassigned. It is now registered to a different aircraft (MOONEY M20J), which was not involved in this event.

Aircraft involved

Probable cause & findings

THE STUDENT PILOTS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING THE LANDING. A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WAS HIS LACK OF TOTAL EXPERIENCE.

Factual narrative

THE 28 HOUR SOLO STUDENT PILOT WAS PRACTICING TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS ON RUNWAY 25R AND WAS ON HIS FOURTH LANDING WHICH WAS TO BE A TOUCH AND GO. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND COLLIDED WITH ROUGH TERRAIN AND NOSED OVER INVERTED. THE PILOT STATED TO FAA SAFETY INSPECTORS THAT IT FELT LIKE THE NOSE WHEEL STEERING DID NOT WORK. THE AIRCRAFT WAS INSPECTED BY FAA AIRWORTHINESS INSPECTORS WHO REPORTED THAT NO PREIMPACT MECHANICAL MALFUNCTIONS OR FAILURES WERE IDENTIFIED. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1990_LAX91LA056.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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