# Incident 20210523009979I: Cessna 172R, Avalon, CA, May 23, 2021

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 23, 2021, 14:10 local time
- Place: Avalon, CA
- Airport: Catalina Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.4050° N, 118.4158° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CATALINA (AVX), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4050&lon=-118.4158&mi=10
- Aircraft: N21SZ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N21SZ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172R (registry code 2072401, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172R
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER A&C
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 150 total, 100 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210523009979I

## Narrative

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

INVESTIGATION: ON MAY 23, 2021 PRIVATE PILOT, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, RENTED C-172, N21SZ, FROM ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, FOR A FLIGHT TO CATALINA (KAVX). ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ SAID THAT HE CONDUCTED A PRE-FLIGHT, PERFORMED A RUN UP, AND BEFORE TAKEOFF CHECK OF THE AIRPLANE AND DID NOT NOTICE ANYTHING UNUSUAL. UPON LANDING ON RUNWAY 22 AT KAVX, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED WHEN HE APPLIED THE BRAKES THEY FELT ?LOOSE? ESPECIALLY THE LEFT BRAKE.  WHILE APPROACHING THE 2ND EXIT OF THE RUNWAY ON THE LEFT, HE PUSHED HARD ON THE LEFT RUDDER AND THE AIRPLANE DEPARTED THE RUNWAY SPUN 180 DEGREES IN THE DIRT. WHEN THE AIRPLANE SPUN TO THE LEFT THE RIGHT WING SCRAPED THE TOP OF A FENCE CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE BOTTOM OF THE WING. AFTER EXITING THE AIRPLANE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ SAW BRAKE FLUID LEAKING FROM THE LEFT BRAKE.

## Other reports on N21SZ (1)

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

- [Accident 20080814844109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080814844109A), Aug 14, 2008: Cessna 172R (N21SZ), Cincinnati, OH, Substantial damage. (-23) The pilot departed blue ash airport (kisz) to Lunken airport (kluk) for some practice landings. The pilot was cleared by Lunken tower for landing on…

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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