# Accident 19950629016699A: Piper PA28180, Thermal, CA, June 29, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 29, 1995, 15:00 local time
- Place: Thermal, CA
- Airport: Thermal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.4794° N, 116.0994° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4794&lon=-116.0994&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7658W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7658W-1997-11-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180
- Reported engine: LYC O360A3A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 75 total, 43 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX95LA241](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA241) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950629016699A

## Narrative

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

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING TOUCH AND GO. SKIDDED OFF RUNWAY INTO DIRT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX95LA241](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA241), Jun 29, 1995: Piper PA-28-180 (N7658W), Thermal, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the student pilot's failure to maintain directional control while executing a touch-and-go.

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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