# Accident 20230710010239A: Cessna 172N, Long Beach, CA, July 10, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 10, 2023, 15:00 local time
- Place: Long Beach, CA
- Airport: Long Beach Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8179° N, 118.1519° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8179&lon=-118.1519&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3307E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3307E-2023-11-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 50 total, 50 in this make and model, 29 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR23LA274](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA274) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230710010239A

## Narrative

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

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.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB WPR23LA274](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA274), Jul 10, 2023: Cessna 172N (N3307E), Long Beach, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing and the subsequent go-around, which resulted in impact with a hangar.

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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