# Accident 19960330005689A: Cessna 172P, Fullerton, CA, March 30, 1996 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: March 30, 1996, 12:02 local time - Place: Fullerton, CA - Airport: Fullerton Municipal - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 33.8720° N, 117.9798° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FULLERTON MUNI (FUL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8720&lon=-117.9798&mi=10 - Aircraft: N9964L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9964L) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P - Reported engine: LYC O320D2J - People aboard: 1 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Pilot flight hours: 86 total, 86 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX96LA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA148) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960330005689A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. 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. ## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1) From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. - [NTSB LAX96LA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA148), Mar 30, 1996: Cessna 172P (N9964L), Fullerton, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the student pilot's inadequate compensation for the encounter with wake turbulence from a preceding small aircraft, and his improper bounced landing recovery technique. ## Other reports on N9964L (3) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Accident 20190411010749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190411010749A), Apr 11, 2019: Cessna 172P (N9964L), Fullerton, CA, Destroyed. On 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… - [Incident 20150709012099I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150709012099I), Jul 9, 2015: Cessna 172P (N9964L), Fullerton, CA, Minor damage. Pilot 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… - [Incident 20120805016499I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120805016499I), Aug 5, 2012: Cessna 172P (N9964L), Fullerton, CA, Minor damage. Student pilot on second solo. On takeoff positioned right foot improperly so that the brake was applied instead of the rudder when control pressure applied.… From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.