Pilot Debrief

Cessna 172 near Santa Barbara, CA — 2020-06-09

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Date
2020-06-09
Location
Santa Barbara, CA, USA
Airport
SBA
Aircraft
Cessna 172
Registration
N75989
Category
Airplane
Highest injury
None
Fatalities
0

Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing, which resulted in a runway excursion and collision with a fence.

NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that during landing, the airplane bounced after touchdown. He applied full power to abort the landing and the airplane became airborne. The pilot then then changed his mind and landed the airplane on the remaining runway. After touching down the second time, the pilot was unable to maintain directional control and the airplane departed the runway surface and collided with a fence. The wing spar and empennage were substantially damaged. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical anomalies with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

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