# Incident 20120610012839I: Cessna 172P, Fullerton, CA, June 10, 2012

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 10, 2012, 12:00 local time
- Place: Fullerton, CA
- Airport: Fullerton Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8720° N, 117.9798° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FULLERTON MUNI (FUL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8720&lon=-117.9798&mi=10
- Aircraft: N55515, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N55515) (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
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 373 total, 180 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120610012839I

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATED AFTER HE TOUCHED DOWN ON MAIN WHEELS, THE RIGHT WING LIFTED UP AND CAUSED HIM TO VEER OFF THE RUNWAY TO THE LEFT, AND HIT A TAXIWAY SIGN.  WINDS WERE REPORTED AT ABOUT 200 DEGREES AT 5 TO 8 KNOTS NEAR THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT.PILOT MAY HAVE FAILED TO EXERCISE PROPER CROSSWIND CONTROL TECHNIQUE THROUGHOUT THE TOUCHDOWN AND ROLLOUT.

## Other reports on N55515 (2)

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

- [Incident 20171214023379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20171214023379I), Dec 14, 2017: Cessna 172P (N55515), Phoenix, AZ, Minor damage. Pilot landed runway 7L and struck the propeller on the ground during the landing. Aircraft then veered off the runway to the left.
- [Incident 20120314005109I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120314005109I), Mar 14, 2012: Cessna 172P (N55515), San Bernardino, CA, No damage. Alternator belt failed and seperated in flight, then rested on exhaust system.

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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