Cessna 172 N3803S

Summary

On 12 November 2019 at about 16:15 local time, a Cessna 172 registered N3803S, operated by Fallbrook Flight Academy, was involved in an accident near FallBrook, California, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

12 November 2019 at 16:15

Classification

Accident

Location

FallBrook, California, United States

Nearest airport

Fallbrook Community Airpark (L18)

Coordinates

33.3542, -117.2508

Aircraft

Cessna 172

Registration

N3803S

Category

Airplane

Year built

1963

Engines

1

Operator

Fallbrook Flight Academy

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

FallBrook → FallBrook

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA20CA074

Nobody was injured.

The student pilot's use of excessive ground speed while making a right turn when exiting the runway, which resulted in a loss of directional control and a runway excursion.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

According to the operator, during a training flight in the pattern, the solo student pilot landed on the runway. During the landing roll, the student turned right to exit the runway. However, the airplane's ground speed was too fast and "he missed the taxiway." The airplane exited the right side of the runway just beyond the taxiway turnout, went down an embankment, and then stopped. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left engine mount. The operator reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.