20190411010749A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 172P · Fullerton, CA · April 11, 2019

Date: April 11, 2019 · 11:50 local
Place: Fullerton, CA
Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N9964L
NTSB investigation: NTSBGAA19CA203
Reported as: Cessna 172P
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 142 total9 in the last 90 days

N9964LRegistered now · Cessna 172PS/N 17276652 · Built 1986 Airframe modelCessna 172P Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

On April 11, 2019 a Cessna 172P attempted to exit runway 24 at Fullerton airport at a high speed. The student pilot who was conducting an observed solo was at the controls.

Based on statements obtained by the student pilot flying, he became flustered/nervous with multiple aircraft in the pattern.

The student pilot was on his supervised solo. He elected to land and exit the runway as quickly as he could in order to accommodate those aircraft holding short and/or waiting for clearance to land.

As he landed, he misjudged his approach speed, attempted to exit off the nearest taxiway, applied uneven braking, causing the aircraft to flip over, coming to rest upside down in the grass just south or rwy 24.

Note: the student pilot has since taken his private pilot exam and passed.

As the FAA filed it

ON APRIL 11, 2019 A CESSNA 172P ATTEMPTED TO EXIT RUNWAY 24 AT FULLERTON AIRPORT AT A HIGH SPEED. THE STUDENT PILOT WHO WAS CONDUCTING AN OBSERVED SOLO WAS AT THE CONTROLS.

BASED ON STATEMENTS OBTAINED BY THE STUDENT PILOT FLYING, HE BECAME FLUSTERED/NERVOUS WITH MULTIPLE AIRCRAFT IN THE PATTERN.

THE STUDENT PILOT WAS ON HIS SUPERVISED SOLO. HE ELECTED TO LAND AND EXIT THE RUNWAY AS QUICKLY AS HE COULD IN ORDER TO ACCOMMODATE THOSE AIRCRAFT HOLDING SHORT AND/OR WAITING FOR CLEARANCE TO LAND.

AS HE LANDED, HE MISJUDGED HIS APPROACH SPEED, ATTEMPTED TO EXIT OFF THE NEAREST TAXIWAY, APPLIED UNEVEN BRAKING, CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO FLIP OVER, COMING TO REST UPSIDE DOWN IN THE GRASS JUST SOUTH OR RWY 24.

NOTE: THE STUDENT PILOT HAS SINCE TAKEN HIS PRIVATE PILOT EXAM AND PASSED.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB GAA19CA203Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportFullteron, CAThe student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in a runway excursion and nose-over.Apr 11, 2019 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N9964L · 3

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

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