# Accident 20131223025059A: Cessna 172M, Fullerton, CA, December 23, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 23, 2013, 15:30 local time
- Place: Fullerton, CA
- Airport: Fullerton Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8719° N, 117.9797° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8719&lon=-117.9797&mi=10
- Aircraft: N80238, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N80238) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 75 total, 70 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR14CA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14CA074) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20131223025059A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT HAD PREVIOUSLY PERFORMED MULTIPLE SOLO FLIGHTS AND A SOLO CROSS COUNTRY; THE SOLO FLIGHTS INCLUDED LANDINGS AT SEVERAL DIFFERENT AIRPORTS.  ACCIDENT OCCURRED AT THE STUDENT'S HOME BASE.

REVIEW OF STUDENT'S LOGBOOK SHOWS THE STUDENT HAD BEEN PROPERLY ENDORSED FOR SOLO FLIGHT. ON 12/23/2013 STUDENT DEPARTED FULLERTON TO THE LOCAL PRACTICE AREA FOR MANEUVER PRACTICE, THEN RETURNED FOR LANDING AT FULLERTON.  STUDENT MISJUDGED THE LANDING PROFILE FOR RUNWAY 24 LANDED HARD AND BOUNCED SEVERAL TIMES CAUSING NOSE WHEEL AND FORK ASSEMBLY TO FAIL UPON THE LAST IMPACT AND ALLOWED THE PROPELLER TO STRIKE RUNWAY.

## 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 WPR14CA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14CA074), Dec 23, 2013: Cessna 172M (N80238), Fullerton, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate landing flare, which resulted in a bounced landing.

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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