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Accident · Substantial damage
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FAA accident report · Cessna 172N · Pacoima, CA · December 21, 2002

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Date
December 21, 2002 · 14:00 local
Place
Pacoima, CA
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N733AM
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX03LA053
Reported as
Cessna 172N
Pilot’s certificate
Student
Pilot’s flight hours
15 total15 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days
N733AMRegistered now · Cessna 172NS/N 17268145 · Built 1976Airframe modelCessna 172NEngine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(.19)On December 21, 2002, at 1400 pacific standard time, a Cessna 172N, N733AM, made a hard landing at whiteman airport, Pacoima, California. The airplane was operated by glendale community college under 14 CFR part 91. The student pilot, the sole occupant, was not injured. The airplane sustained substantial damage. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed. The local flight departed about 1355. The student pilot was performing his first solo flight. The instructor reported "his takeoff, pattern, and approach were good. His touchdown was good, but apparently he pulled back on the yoke with too much remaining airspeed. The plane balloned, stalled, and landed hard on the nose gear, damaging the firewall." (-23) (this is a reconstructed 8020-3 at the request of region). On third landing of the first solo flight, Mr. Milton larama li porpoised and made a hard nosewheel landing, causing severe damage to firewall, boot cowl, floor, tunnel, and propeller. This accident was witnessed by his instructor, Mr. Vartan petrosy. Damage to aircraft was sufficient to require dismantling and trucking to the repair facility. Note: no information was retained to co mplete blocks 36 through 38.

As the FAA filed it

(.19)ON DECEMBER 21, 2002, AT 1400 PACIFIC STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA 172N, N733AM, MADE A HARD LANDING AT WHITEMAN AIRPORT, PACOIMA, CALIFORNIA. THE AIRPLANE WAS OPERATED BY GLENDALE COMMUNITY COLLEGE UNDER 14 CFR PART 91. THE STUDENT PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT, WAS NOT INJURED. THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE LOCAL FLIGHT DEPARTED ABOUT 1355. THE STUDENT PILOT WAS PERFORMING HIS FIRST SOLO FLIGHT. THE INSTRUCTOR REPORTED "HIS TAKEOFF, PATTERN, AND APPROACH WERE GOOD. HIS TOUCHDOWN WAS GOOD, BUT APPARENTLY HE PULLED BACK ON THE YOKE WITH TOO MUCH REMAINING AIRSPEED. THE PLANE BALLONED, STALLED, AND LANDED HARD ON THE NOSE GEAR, DAMAGING THE FIREWALL." (-23) (THIS IS A RECONSTRUCTED 8020-3 AT THE REQUEST OF REGION). ON THIRD LANDING OF THE FIRST SOLO FLIGHT, MR. MILTON LARAMA LI PORPOISED AND MADE A HARD NOSEWHEEL LANDING, CAUSING SEVERE DAMAGE TO FIREWALL, BOOT COWL, FLOOR, TUNNEL, AND PROPELLER. THIS ACCIDENT WAS WITNESSED BY HIS INSTRUCTOR, MR. VARTAN PETROSY. DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT WAS SUFFICIENT TO REQUIRE DISMANTLING AND TRUCKING TO THE REPAIR FACILITY. NOTE: NO INFORMATION WAS RETAINED TO CO MPLETE BLOCKS 36 THROUGH 38.

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 LAX03LA053Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPacoima, CAthe student pilot's excessive use of the elevator control that resulted in an inadvertent lift-off and his failure to maintain/attain adequate airspeed, which resulted in a stall and hard landing.Dec 21, 2002 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N733AM · 1

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

Accident 19981114031779ATakeoff Ground Roll · Lancaster, CA(.19)On November 14, 1998, at 1032 hours pacific standard time, a Cessna 172N, N733AM, veered off the side of the runway after landing at the general wm. J. fox airfield in Lancaster, California. The airplane sustained substantial damage, and the student…Nov 14, 1998 · Substantial damage