Cessna 172 N75989

Summary

On 9 June 2020 at about 18:45 local time, a Cessna 172 registered N75989 was involved in an accident near Santa Barbara, 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

9 June 2020 at 18:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Santa Barbara, California, United States

Nearest airport

Santa Barbara (SBA)

Coordinates

34.4272, -119.8400

Aircraft

Cessna 172

Registration

N75989

Category

Airplane

Year built

1976

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Camarillo → Santa Barbara

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR20CA178

Nobody was injured.

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

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

Read the full 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.  

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.