# Incident 19970827028449I: Cessna 172N, Santa Ana, CA, August 27, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 27, 1997, 07:58 local time
- Place: Santa Ana, CA
- Airport: John Wayne Airport-Orange Cou
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.7368° N, 117.8829° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Santa Ana, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7368&lon=-117.8829&mi=10
- Aircraft: N73892, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N73892) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,020 total, 800 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970827028449I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: WHILE LANDING ON RUNWAY 19L, AND AFTER TOUCH DOWN, THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE RIGHT PROCEEDING OFF THE RUNWAY AND INTO A GRASS INFIELD AREA. THE PILOT STATED THAT, INADVERTENT RIGHT BRAKE APPLICATION WAS APPLIED INSTEAD OF NORMAL RUDDER APPLICATION FOR NOSE WHEEL STEERING, THUS, CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO VEER UNCONTROLLABLY TO THE RIGHT. POST FLIGHT INSPECTION REVEALED MINOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO THE LANDING GEAR, PROPELLER, AND FUSELAGE. THE AIRCRAFT BRAKE AND STEERING SYSTEMS WERE FOUND TO BE OPERATING NORMALLY.

## Other reports on N73892 (3)

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

- [Accident 20011213036419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011213036419A), Dec 13, 2001: Cessna 172N (N73892), Denver, CO, No damage. (-23) According to the pilot, he was making his third practice touch and go landing. He felt the wind shift slightly as he turned from base leg to final…
- [Incident 19990726024999I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990726024999I), Jul 26, 1999: Cessna 172N (N73892), Denver, CO. During a local flight from the Centennial Airport (apa) the solo student pilot was completing a landing roll on runway 35L, and momemtarily ran off the right…
- [Accident 19780202002489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780202002489A), Feb 2, 1978: Cessna 172D (N73892), Clearfield, PA, Substantial damage

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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