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FAA accident report · Cessna 172P · Fullerton, CA · March 30, 1996

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Date
March 30, 1996 · 12:02 local
Place
Fullerton, CA
Airport
Fullerton Municipal
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N9964L
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX96LA148
Reported as
Cessna 172P
Reported engine
Lycoming O320D2J
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
86 total86 in this make and model16 in the last 90 days
N9964LRegistered now · Cessna 172PS/N 17276652 · Built 1986Airframe modelCessna 172PEngine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Wind gust on flare. Yawed. Nose left hit hard bounced in yaw. Tried go around. Left wing hit. Cartwheeled. No gusts on March 30, 1996, at 1202 hours pacific standard time, a Cessna 172P, N9964L, collided with the ground during an attempted rejected landing at Fullerton, California. The aircraft was operated by general aviation company, inc., of Fullerton, and was rented by the student pilot for a local area solo instructional flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. The aircraft sustained substantial damage. The student pilot, the sole occupant, was not injured. The flight originated at Fullerton on the day of the accident at 1130. The student reported that he was practicing full-stop landings on runway 24. The student stated his belief that on short final approach the aircraft encountered a wind gust in the landing flare which yawed the nose of the airplane to the left. The pilot attempted to correct the yaw with control inputs and the aircraft hit the runway hard and bounced toward the left side of the runway. The pilot attempted a rejected landing maneuver by adding full power; however, the left wing tip contacted the ground and the aircraft crashed in the median between the runway and taxiway. The pilot stated that there were no mechanical malfunctions or failures of the aircraft. A weather observation taken immediately after the accident by the air traffic control tower reported winds from 250 degrees at 4 knots.

As the FAA filed it

WIND GUST ON FLARE. YAWED. NOSE LEFT HIT HARD BOUNCED IN YAW. TRIED GO AROUND. LEFT WING HIT. CARTWHEELED. NO GUSTS ON MARCH 30, 1996, AT 1202 HOURS PACIFIC STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA 172P, N9964L, COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND DURING AN ATTEMPTED REJECTED LANDING AT FULLERTON, CALIFORNIA. THE AIRCRAFT WAS OPERATED BY GENERAL AVIATION COMPANY, INC., OF FULLERTON, AND WAS RENTED BY THE STUDENT PILOT FOR A LOCAL AREA SOLO INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE STUDENT PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT, WAS NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT FULLERTON ON THE DAY OF THE ACCIDENT AT 1130. THE STUDENT REPORTED THAT HE WAS PRACTICING FULL-STOP LANDINGS ON RUNWAY 24. THE STUDENT STATED HIS BELIEF THAT ON SHORT FINAL APPROACH THE AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED A WIND GUST IN THE LANDING FLARE WHICH YAWED THE NOSE OF THE AIRPLANE TO THE LEFT. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT THE YAW WITH CONTROL INPUTS AND THE AIRCRAFT HIT THE RUNWAY HARD AND BOUNCED TOWARD THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED A REJECTED LANDING MANEUVER BY ADDING FULL POWER; HOWEVER, THE LEFT WING TIP CONTACTED THE GROUND AND THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED IN THE MEDIAN BETWEEN THE RUNWAY AND TAXIWAY. THE PILOT STATED THAT THERE WERE NO MECHANICAL MALFUNCTIONS OR FAILURES OF THE AIRCRAFT. A WEATHER OBSERVATION TAKEN IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE ACCIDENT BY THE AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL TOWER REPORTED WINDS FROM 250 DEGREES AT 4 KNOTS.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB LAX96LA148Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportFullerton, CAthe student pilot's inadequate compensation for the encounter with wake turbulence from a preceding small aircraft, and his improper bounced landing recovery technique.Mar 30, 1996 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N9964L · 3

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Accident 20190411010749ALanding: Approach · Fullerton, CAOn April 11, 2019 a Cessna 172P attempted to exit runway 24 at Fullerton airport at a high speed. The student pilot who was conducting an observed solo was at the controls. Based on statements obtained by the student pilot flying, he became flustered/nervous…Apr 11, 2019 · DestroyedIncident 20150709012099ILanding: Touchdown · Fullerton, CAPilot flying N9964L C172, landed at Fullerton Airport, veered off the runway, striking a runway light and sign post, rolled onto grass and back on to runway and taxied to parking.Jul 9, 2015 · Minor damageIncident 20120805016499ITakeoff: Departure Roll · Fullerton, CAStudent pilot on second solo. On takeoff positioned right foot improperly so that the brake was applied instead of the rudder when control pressure applied. During takeoff roll brake was inadvertently applied instead of rudder for steering control. Right…Aug 5, 2012 · Minor damage