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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 172S · Fullerton, CA · February 12, 2018

Date
February 12, 2018 · 10:25 local
Place
Fullerton, CA
Airport
Fullerton Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N439LP
Reported as
Cessna 172S
Reported engine
Lycoming IO-360-L2A
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot, student
Pilot’s flight hours
280 total170 in this make and model5 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

The pilot in command, ^Mr. Andrew mattson,^ was practising landings with student pilot ^Mr. Philip dimson^. The CFI had about 3.5 hours of instruction given time at the time of the incident and this was this cfi's first flight lesson with this student.

After doing 3-4 full stop and taxi back landings they again entered the traffic pattern. Tower gave them "clear for the option". According to the CFI the approach was "a bit fast and high". The aircraft floated and touched down past taxiway delta (about halfway). When the student slowed the aircraft down he slowly started to add power in an attempt to conduct a touch and go. With very little runway remaining ^Mr. Mattson^ realized that they did not have enough airspeed to get airborne. He took over the flight control and turned the aircraft to the left, not wanting to strike into/through the fence at the end of the airfield.

The damage to the aircraft seemed to on the front and right wheel fender skirts and the right wing tip.

As the FAA filed it

THE PILOT IN COMMAND, ^MR. ANDREW MATTSON,^ WAS PRACTISING LANDINGS WITH STUDENT PILOT ^MR. PHILIP DIMSON^. THE CFI HAD ABOUT 3.5 HOURS OF INSTRUCTION GIVEN TIME AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT AND THIS WAS THIS CFI'S FIRST FLIGHT LESSON WITH THIS STUDENT.

AFTER DOING 3-4 FULL STOP AND TAXI BACK LANDINGS THEY AGAIN ENTERED THE TRAFFIC PATTERN. TOWER GAVE THEM "CLEAR FOR THE OPTION". ACCORDING TO THE CFI THE APPROACH WAS "A BIT FAST AND HIGH". THE AIRCRAFT FLOATED AND TOUCHED DOWN PAST TAXIWAY DELTA (ABOUT HALFWAY). WHEN THE STUDENT SLOWED THE AIRCRAFT DOWN HE SLOWLY STARTED TO ADD POWER IN AN ATTEMPT TO CONDUCT A TOUCH AND GO. WITH VERY LITTLE RUNWAY REMAINING ^MR. MATTSON^ REALIZED THAT THEY DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH AIRSPEED TO GET AIRBORNE. HE TOOK OVER THE FLIGHT CONTROL AND TURNED THE AIRCRAFT TO THE LEFT, NOT WANTING TO STRIKE INTO/THROUGH THE FENCE AT THE END OF THE AIRFIELD.

THE DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT SEEMED TO ON THE FRONT AND RIGHT WHEEL FENDER SKIRTS AND THE RIGHT WING TIP.