# Accident 20171130022249A: Cessna 152, Fullerton, CA, November 30, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 30, 2017, 11:40 local time
- Place: Fullerton, CA
- Airport: Fullerton Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8725° N, 117.9775° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8725&lon=-117.9775&mi=10
- Aircraft: N417CB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N417CB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 37 total, 36 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA18CA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA076) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20171130022249A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT WAS PERFORMING HIS SECOND SOLO FLIGHT AT HIS HOME AIRPORT (KFUL).  WEATHER CONDITIONS AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT  AT APPROXIMATELY 11:40 PST WAS CALM WINDS, 10 SM VISIBILITY, DRY RUNWAY. STUDENT HAD PERFORMED FOUR NORMAL TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS IN THE KFUL TRAFFIC PATTERN WITHOUT INCIDENT.  ON HIS FIFTH TAKEOFF ATTEMPT HE MADE THE DECISION TO PERFORM A SOFT-FIELD TAKEOFF AND FAILED TO MAKE THE NECCESSARY CONTROL INPUTS WITH THE PROPER AMOUNT OF RIGHT RUDDER.  THIS CAUSED THE AIRPLANE TO DRIFT TO THE LEFT AND OFF THE RUNWAY SURFACE AND IMPACT ONE OF THE FOUR PAPI LIGHT INSTALLATION BOXES.  DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIAL.  INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT BY IIC REVEALED FLIGHT CONTROLS HAD NORMAL RANGE OF MOTION AND TRAVEL.  DAMAGE INCLUDED BUCKLED FLOOR OF LOWER FUSELAGE, VERTICAL GASH IN LEFT WING LEADING EDGE, PROPELLER TIPS BROKEN OFF, MULTIPLE PUNCTURES IN LOWER FUSELAGE, LEFT GEAR STRUT DENTED AND DAMAGED AT FUSELAGE CONNECTION, ENGINE MOUNT BENT.

## 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 GAA18CA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA076), Nov 30, 2017: Cessna 152 (N417CB), Fullerton, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during takeoff.

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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