# Incident 19950927042149I: Cessna 152, Petaluma, CA, September 27, 1995

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 27, 1995, 14:30 local time
- Place: Petaluma, CA
- Airport: Petaluma Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.2578° N, 122.6053° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PETALUMA MUNI (O69), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2578&lon=-122.6053&mi=10
- Aircraft: N68459, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N68459) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 47 total, 47 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950927042149I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON SEPTEMBER 27, 1995, A CESSNA 152, N68459, WAS BEING OPERATED BY STUDENT PILOT REX DAVIDSON. ON FINAL APPROACH TO RUNWAY 29 AT PETALUMA AIRPORT CA, MR. DAVIDSON ENCOUNTERED A CROSS WIND CONDITION WHILE ATTEMPTING TO FLARE THE AIRCRAFT. THE PLANE SUDDENLY VEERED OFF THE CENTER OF THE RUNWAY. HE ATTEMPTED TO MAKE CORRECTIONS BUT, WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL THE DIRECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN WITH AUTHORITY AND VEERED OFF TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND CAME TO REST APPROXIMATELY 300 FEET FROM INITIAL TOUCH DOWN.

## Other reports on N68459 (2)

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

- [Incident 20250615009319I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250615009319I), Jun 15, 2025: Cessna 152 (N68459), Oakland, CA, Minor damage. During the departure roll on runway 28R, the flight crew reported a bird strike. The aircraft subsequently notified air traffic control (ATC) of the incident.…
- [Accident 19981105039859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981105039859A), Nov 5, 1998: Cessna 152 (N68459), Petaluma, CA, Minor damage. (-23) Mr. Copp, PIC of the tiger moth, departed sonoma valley airport enroute to Petaluma airport for autofuel which was not available at sonoma valley…

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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