ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 356879
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| Date: | Saturday 10 August 1996 |
| Time: | 11:46 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172N |
| Owner/operator: | Orange County Flight Center |
| Registration: | N42ES |
| MSN: | 17268070 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-H2AD |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Fullerton, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Orange County, CA |
| (KFUL) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
According to the pilot, no mechanical problems were noted with the airplane during his flight from Santa Ana to Fullerton. The pilot reported that the airplane was slightly high on approach to Fullerton's runway 24, which is 3,121 feet long, so he initiated a go-around passing midfield. Seconds later, upon perceiving a degradation in climb performance, he terminated the attempted go-around and the airplane collided with the airport's perimeter fence. The pilot subsequently reported that during his landing approach the flaps had malfunctioned. The FAA examined the flap operating system and the engine. No evidence of any preimpact malfunction was found. The 124-hour total time pilot had received a private pilot certificate 3 months earlier. His total experience flying the Cessna was 4 hours.
Probable Cause: the pilot's misjudged glide path and delayed remedial action by not promptly initiating a go-around. A contributing factor was the pilot's lack of experience flying the airplane.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX96LA304
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 13-Mar-2024 11:53 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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