20180617008099I

Incident · Substantial damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 172N · Fullerton, CA · June 17, 2018

Date
June 17, 2018 · 08:20 local
Place
Fullerton, CA
Airport
Fullerton Municipal
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N734RS
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC18LA079
Reported as
Cessna 172N
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Student
Pilot’s flight hours
62 total62 in this make and model

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.

Student pilot operated aircraft on solo flight without solo endorsement, required six attempts to land aircraft. On the sixth, damaged firewall, nose gear, and propeller struck the runway.

As the FAA filed it

STUDENT PILOT OPERATED AIRCRAFT ON SOLO FLIGHT WITHOUT SOLO ENDORSEMENT, REQUIRED SIX ATTEMPTS TO LAND AIRCRAFT. ON THE SIXTH, DAMAGED FIREWALL, NOSE GEAR, AND PROPELLER STRUCK THE RUNWAY.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.