# Accident 20131112026019A: Cessna 152, Livermoore, CA, November 12, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 12, 2013, 15:55 local time
- Place: Livermoore, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.6933° N, 121.8203° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6933&lon=-121.8203&mi=10
- Aircraft: N821EB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N821EB-2021-04-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-235-L2C (registry code 42035, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-235-l2c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-235-L2C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 38 total, 38 in this make and model, 38 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR14CA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14CA053) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20131112026019A

## Narrative

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

^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS ON HIS FIRST SOLO FLIGHT AS A STUDENT PILOT. HE ACCOMPLISHED THREE TOUCH AND GOES AT THE LIVERMOORE AIRPORT. AFTER THE THIRD SUCCESSFUL TOUCH AND GO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ INTENDED TO MAKE HIS FOURTH AND FINAL LANDING A FULL-STOP. HIS CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR (CFI) OBSERVED THE LANDING FROM THE GROUND, AND BOTH STUDENT PILOT AND CFI STATED THE LANDING WAS SMOOTH AND DOWN THE CENTERLINE. AFTER TOUCH DOWN THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE RIGHT OF THE RUNWAY, OFF THE RUNWAY, THROUGH THE GRAVEL, THROUGH A RUNWAY SIGN AND FINALLY RESTED ON IT'S NOSE. THE NOSE LANDING GEAR WAS PUSHED BACK AND UNDER THE AIRCRAFT, PERMITTING THE PROPELLER TO STRIKE THE GROUND. THUS, THE ENGINE MOUNT WAS BENT/TORN AND THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR MOUNTING STRUCTURE WAS BENT AND DAMAGED.  ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT AND UNINJURED.

## 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 WPR14CA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14CA053), Nov 13, 2013: Cessna 152 (N821EB), Livermore, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.

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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