# Incident 19821017066399I: Cessna 172N, California City, CA, October 17, 1982

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 17, 1982, 13:30 local time
- Place: California City, CA
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.1258° N, 117.9859° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of California City, CA, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1258&lon=-117.9859&mi=10
- Aircraft: N737XH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N737XH-1988-11-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYC O320H2AD
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 118 total, 118 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821017066399I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

JUST PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN A WIND GUST CAUSED PILOT TO LOSE CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT. LANDED TO RIGHT OF RUNWAY.

## Other reports on N737XH (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19871122073779I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871122073779I), Nov 22, 1987: Cessna 172N (N737XH), Santa Ana, CA, Minor damage. While taxing behind a heavy jet the jet blast lifted the aircraft up causing the propeller to strike the ground.
- [Incident 19800206020779I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800206020779I), Feb 6, 1980: Cessna 172N (N737XH), Van Nuys, CA, Minor damage. Pilot engaged in taxi only. Gusty wind lifted a wing, causing damage to the wing tip and propeller.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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