# Accident 20111128027329A: Cessna 172K, Napa, CA, November 28, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 28, 2011, 15:38 local time
- Place: Napa, CA
- Airport: Napa
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: 3WFS
- Location: 38.2089° N, 122.2797° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2089&lon=-122.2797&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7952A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7952A-2013-08-07) (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: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 35 total, 35 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR12CA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12CA049) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111128027329A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT (GG-104899) LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING TOUCH AND GO LANDING RUNWAY 24, VEERED OFF LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY INTO THE DIRT, AND COLLAPSED THE NOSE GEAR.  ATIS HAD INDICATED AIRPORT LANDING RUNWAY 18,  AFTER STUDENT PILOT CONTACTED TOWER, HE WAS CLEARED FOR STRAIGHT IN RUNWAY 24.

## 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 WPR12CA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12CA049), Nov 28, 2011: Cessna 172K (N7952A), Napa, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's improper landing flare, inadequate recovery from a bounced landing, and loss of directional control.

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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