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LAX93LA078

1992-12-26 · OAKLAND, California, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport OAK

N63394 has since been reassigned. It is now registered to a different aircraft (CHAMPION 7EC), which was not involved in this event.

Aircraft involved

Probable cause & findings

1) THE PILOTS FAILURE TO COMPENSATE FOR WINDS DURING THE LANDING SEQUENCE, 2) THE IMPROPER USE OF THE FLIGHT CONTROLS BY NOT MAINTAINING DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT,AND 3) THE PILOTS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AN ADEQUATE AIRSPEED DURING THE LANDING PHASE WHICH RESULTED IN A STALL.

Factual narrative

THE STUDENT PILOT WAS CONDUCTING TOUCH AND GO TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE ENCOUNTERED A CROSSWIND IN WHICH HE 'COUNTERED WITH A SLIGHT BANK ANGLE.' HE ALSO STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO YAW COUNTERCLOCKWISE AND HE TRIED TO CORRECT WITH RUDDER, APPLIED FULL POWER TO TAKE OFF, AND PULLED BACK ON THE YOKE. THE AIRPLANE CONTACTED THE GROUND NOSE FIRST, AT WHICH POINT THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. THE AIRPLANE CAME TO REST APPROXIMATELY 50 FEET SOUTH OF THE RUNWAY. THE SURFACE WINDS WERE 070 DEGREES AT 5 KNOTS. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1992_LAX93LA078.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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