Federal Aviation Administration / Flight Standards District Office; Long Beach
Aircraft landed hard, veered off the runway.
RI Flying Club Inc: http://registry.faa.gov/N734RS
Date: 17-JUN-18
Time: 15:25:00Z
Regis#: N734RS
Aircraft Make: CESSNA
Aircraft Model: 172N
Event Type: INCIDENT
Highest Injury: NONE
Aircraft Missing: No
Damage: UNKNOWN
Activity: PERSONAL
Flight Phase: LANDING (LDG)
Operation: 91
City: FULLERTON
State: CALIFORNIA
According to Flying Magazine email, a student pilot who was not signed off for solo and with only two hours of instruction, managed to snag the keys and take off without permission. After several attempts to land, each causing more damage to the airplane, the pilot finally got it on the ground with significant damage, but without any injuries to himself or others. According to the email, the plane's owner has filed charges of aircraft theft.
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