# Accident 20120203005239A: Cessna 172E, Dinsmore, CA, February 3, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 3, 2012, 10:30 local time
- Place: Dinsmore, CA
- Airport: Dinsmore
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.4919° N, 123.5981° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4919&lon=-123.5981&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3879S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3879S-2012-10-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172E (registry code 2072412, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172E
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-200 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR12LA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12LA090) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120203005239A

## Narrative

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

ACCIDENT REPORT "NARRATIVE" INFORMATION AS FOLLOWS…STUDENT PILOT AND INSTRUCTOR WERE PERFORMING TOUCH AND GO AT DINSMORE, CA. ON RUNWAY 27.AIRCRAFT  VEERED OFF END OF RUNWAY, CART WHEELED AND CAME TO REST IN FIELD  100 YARDS BEYOND THE RUNWAY'S END. A POST IMPACT GROUND FIRE OCCURRED, WHICH CONSUMED THE SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AIRPLANE. ACCORDING TO THE STUDENT PILOT, THE INSTRUCTOR TOOK AIRCRAFT CONTROLS ON FINAL APPROACH. AT THIS TIME, NO STATEMENT FROM INSTRUCTOR, HE WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED. STUDENT PILOT WAS NOT INJURED.AIRCRAFT DESTROYED.

## 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 WPR12LA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12LA090), Feb 3, 2012: Cessna 172E (N3879S), Dinsmore, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight instructor's delayed remedial action, inadequate recovery from a bounced landing, and failure to attain/maintain adequate airspeed during an attempted go-around.

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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