# Incident 19980711027049I: Cessna 172RG, Mesa, AZ, July 11, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 11, 1998, 09:00 local time
- Place: Mesa, AZ
- Airport: Falcon Field Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.4608° N, 111.7283° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FALCON FLD (FFZ), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4608&lon=-111.7283&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9378D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9378D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172RG (registry code 2072438, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172rg) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-360 series (registry code 41575, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172RG
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,500 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980711027049I

## Narrative

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

TIRE BLEW ON TOUCHDOWN. INSTRUCTOR INTERVEDED AND USED MAXIUM CONTROLS TO COMBAT RIGHT YAW. AIRCRAFT YAWED OFF THE RUNWAY WENT INTO A TRENCH/DITCH. PORP STRUCK GROUND, HORIZ STAB WAS WRINKLED.

## Other reports on N9378D (1)

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

- [Incident 19931223050829I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931223050829I), Dec 23, 1993: Cessna 172RG (N9378D), Mesa, AZ, Minor damage. On landing rollout a gust of wind picked left wing up. Propeller struck 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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