# Incident 19890905048509I: Cessna 172N, San Jose, CA, September 5, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 5, 1989, 17:15 local time
- Place: San Jose, CA
- Airport: Reid-Hillview Of Santa Clara
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.3329° N, 121.8198° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at REID-HILLVIEW OF SANTA CLARA COUNTY (RHV), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3329&lon=-121.8198&mi=10
- Aircraft: N739QW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N739QW-1999-12-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 150 total, 35 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890905048509I

## Narrative

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

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON ROLLOUT. VEERED OFF RUNWAY ONTO ANOTHER ACTIVE RUNWAY. PASSENGER MOVED LEFT LRUDDER.

## Other reports on N739QW (2)

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

- [Accident 19970806021289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970806021289A), Aug 6, 1997: Cessna 172N (N739QW), Oakland, CA, Substantial damage. Sheriffs aircraft reported a rough running engine immediately after takeoff and crashed into an estuary.
- [Incident 19920623026129I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920623026129I), Jun 23, 1992: Cessna 172N (N739QW), San Carlos, CA. Instructor aborted takeoff at 10 feet altitude. Student interfered with controls. Departed end of runway.

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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