ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 357610
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| Date: | Saturday 30 March 1996 |
| Time: | 13:02 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172P |
| Owner/operator: | General Aviation Company, Inc. |
| Registration: | N9964L |
| MSN: | 17276652 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1986 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3233 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-D2J |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Fullerton, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | (KFUL) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The student reported that he was practicing full-stop landings on runway 24. The student stated his belief that on short final approach the aircraft encountered a wind gust in the landing flare which yawed the nose of the airplane to the left. The pilot attempted to correct the yaw with control inputs and the aircraft hit the runway hard and bounced toward the left side of the runway. The pilot attempted a rejected landing maneuver by adding full power; however, the left wing tip contacted the ground and the aircraft crashed in the median between the runway and taxiway. The pilot stated that there were no mechanical malfunctions or failures of the aircraft. A weather observation taken immediately after the accident by the air traffic control tower reported winds from 250 degrees at 4 knots.
Probable Cause: the student pilot's inadequate compensation for the encounter with wake turbulence from a preceding small aircraft, and his improper bounced landing recovery technique.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX96LA148
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 11 April 2019 | N9964L | Fun Outside Avaition | 0 | Fullerton Municipal Airport (KFUL/FUL), Fullerton, CA | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 13-Mar-2024 19:48 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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