# NTSB Accident LAX06CA253
> **Cessna 172M** · 2006-08-04 · Gasquet, CA, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX06CA253
- **Event ID:** 20060923X01383
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2006-08-04
- **Location:** Gasquet, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 41.845554, -123.984443
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 172M
- **Registration:** N5262R
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's selection of a runway favoring tailwind conditions, his delayed decision to go around, and his failure to attain and maintain an adequate airspeed during the aborted landing.  Contributing factors were the tailwind and wind shear conditions encountered on final approach.

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