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FAA accident report · Cessna 172N · Long Beach, CA · July 10, 2023

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Date
July 10, 2023 · 15:00 local
Place
Long Beach, CA
Airport
Long Beach Airport
Phase of flight
Other, Specify
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N3307E
NTSB investigation
NTSBWPR23LA274
Reported as
Cessna 172N
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
1
Pilot’s certificate
Student
Pilot’s flight hours
50 total50 in this make and model29 in the last 90 days
N3307ERegistration cancelled Nov 8, 2023 · Cessna 172NS/N 17271499Airframe modelCessna 172NEngine 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 July 10, 2023, the student pilot received an endorsement to go on his first solo after 3 successful landings with his CFI. The instructor exited the aircraft, and the student pilot taxied to runway 26L for a takeoff for the first solo. Takeoff was normal and was on the normal traffic pattern for the left downwind and came in for a landing to runway 26L. When the student pilot made a contact with the ground but did not apply the crosswind corrections. The aircraft veered to the left of the centerline and approached the dirt. The student pilot decided to go around, but the aircraft did not gain enough airspeed to climb and did not retract the flaps. As the aircraft was climbing, the plane sank, and the student pilot tried to keep the nose down as best as he could. The student pilot ended up stalling the aircraft and crashed into the hangar.

As the FAA filed it

ON JULY 10, 2023, THE STUDENT PILOT RECEIVED AN ENDORSEMENT TO GO ON HIS FIRST SOLO AFTER 3 SUCCESSFUL LANDINGS WITH HIS CFI. THE INSTRUCTOR EXITED THE AIRCRAFT, AND THE STUDENT PILOT TAXIED TO RUNWAY 26L FOR A TAKEOFF FOR THE FIRST SOLO. TAKEOFF WAS NORMAL AND WAS ON THE NORMAL TRAFFIC PATTERN FOR THE LEFT DOWNWIND AND CAME IN FOR A LANDING TO RUNWAY 26L. WHEN THE STUDENT PILOT MADE A CONTACT WITH THE GROUND BUT DID NOT APPLY THE CROSSWIND CORRECTIONS. THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT OF THE CENTERLINE AND APPROACHED THE DIRT. THE STUDENT PILOT DECIDED TO GO AROUND, BUT THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT GAIN ENOUGH AIRSPEED TO CLIMB AND DID NOT RETRACT THE FLAPS. AS THE AIRCRAFT WAS CLIMBING, THE PLANE SANK, AND THE STUDENT PILOT TRIED TO KEEP THE NOSE DOWN AS BEST AS HE COULD. THE STUDENT PILOT ENDED UP STALLING THE AIRCRAFT AND CRASHED INTO THE HANGAR.

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 WPR23LA274Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportLong Beach, CAThe student pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing and the subsequent go-around, which resulted in impact with a hangar.Jul 10, 2023 · Substantial damage