# Incident 20130317005039I: Cessna 172N, Palo Alto, CA, March 17, 2013

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 17, 2013, 13:17 local time
- Place: Palo Alto, CA
- Airport: Palo Alto Airport Of Santa Clara
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.3965° N, 122.1431° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Palo Alto, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3965&lon=-122.1431&mi=10
- Aircraft: N733ZK, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N733ZK) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 37 total, 37 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130317005039I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT N733ZK LANDED ON THE RUNWAY AT PALO ALTO AIRPORT ON MARCH 17, 2013. THE STUDENT PILOT WENT OFF THE RUNWAY AND HIT A SIGN, DAMAGING THE SIGN AND THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR FAIRING.

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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