# Incident 20040121001149I: Cessna 172K, El Monte, CA, January 21, 2004

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 21, 2004, 14:48 local time
- Place: El Monte, CA
- Airport: El Monte Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.0746° N, 118.0291° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of El Monte, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0746&lon=-118.0291&mi=10
- Aircraft: N79201, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N79201) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172K (registry code 2072430, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172K
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 21 total, 21 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040121001149I

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE STUDENT PILOT WAS CONDUCTING HIS FIRST SOLO FLIGHT AFTER SEVERAL PRACTICE TAKE-OFF'S AND LANDINGS WITH HIS FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR. WHILE PERFORMING HIS THIRD SOLO LANDING, THE STUDENT PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AFTER TOUCHING DOWN ON THE RUNWAY AT A FASTER THAN NORMAL FINAL APPROACH SPEED. AS THE STUDENT PILOT APPLIED BRAKES, THE AIRCRAFT RAN OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY STRIKING A CHAIN LINK FENCE CAUSING MINOR AIRCRAFT DAMAGE. THE STUDENT PILOT WAS NOT INJURED.

## Other reports on N79201 (1)

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

- [Incident 19960315008579I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960315008579I), Mar 15, 1996: Cessna 172K (N79201), Torrance, CA, Minor damage. Narrative: aircraft was parked when it was struck by Piper, PA-28-181, N5335F, causing damage to the right side of engine cowling and left wing. Aircraft was…

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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