Cessna 172 N9964L

Summary

On 11 April 2019 at about 18:30 local time, a Cessna 172 registered N9964L, operated by Fun Outside Avaition, was involved in an accident near Fullteron, 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

11 April 2019 at 18:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Fullteron, California, United States

Nearest airport

Fullerton Muni (FUL)

Coordinates

33.8719, -117.9797

Aircraft

Cessna 172

Registration

N9964L

Category

Airplane

Year built

1986

Engines

1

Operator

Fun Outside Avaition

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Fullteron → Fullteron

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA19CA203

Nobody was injured.

The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in a runway excursion and nose-over.

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

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The student pilot reported that, during the landing roll, he applied brakes, but the airplane began to veer left. He corrected with right rudder, but the airplane exited the runway to the left and nosed over. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left wing and rudder. The student reported that there were no preimpact mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.