# Accident 20030828020829A: Cessna 172P, Van Nuys, CA, August 28, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 28, 2003, 13:20 local time
- Place: Van Nuys, CA
- Airport: Van Nuys Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2098° N, 118.4900° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at VAN NUYS (VNY), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2098&lon=-118.4900&mi=10
- Aircraft: N63788, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N63788-2011-07-23) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 36 total, 36 in this make and model, 36 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030828020829A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) THE STUDENT PILOT WAS PERFORMING HIS FIRST SERIES OF SOLO FLIGHTS. THE PILOT HAD ALREADY PERFORMED TWO SUCCESSFUL TAKE-OFF AND LANDINGS ON RUNWAY 16R. THE PILOT HAD COMPLETED HIS THIRD TAKE-OFF FROM RUNWAY 16, AND WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND ON RUNWAY 16L, WHEN HE FLARED THE AIRCRAFT SLIGHTLY HIGH, WHICH RESULTED IN BOUNCING THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT THEN DECIDED TO INITIATE A GO-AROUND PROCEDURE, DURING WHICH HE STARTED TO LOSE DIRECTIONAL CONTROL, AND THE AIRPLANE WAS VEERING OFF TO THE LEFT OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN ON THE GROUND, WENT THROUGH SOME GRASS, AND ACROSS THE TAXIWAY. THE AIRPLANE BECAME AIRBORNE, CAME BACK DOWN ON THE GROUND, AND STARTED TO VEER TOWARDS THE RIGHT SLIGHTLY. THE AIRPLANE STRUCK THE WEST FACING SIDE OF AN INDUSTRIAL BUILDING THAT IS LOCATED ON THE AIRPORT. THE LEFT HAND WING TIP HIT THE BUILDING FIRST, THEN ABOUT TWENTY FEET FARTHER DOWN, THE LEFT HAND SIDE OF THE ENGINE COWLING HIT THE BUILDING, AND THE AIRPLANE CAME TO REST ABOUT 20 FEET FARTHER DOWN FROM WHERE THE ENGINE COWLING HIT THE BUILDING.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N63788 (1)

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

- [Incident 19920608022559I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920608022559I), Jun 8, 1992: Cessna 172P (N63788), Tulsa, OK, Minor damage. Struck a concrete roller on side of runway during landing rollout.

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.

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