# Incident 19991231034839I: Cessna 172A, Victorville, CA, December 31, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 31, 1999, 23:02 local time
- Place: Victorville, CA
- Airport: George Afb Base Ops
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.5361° N, 117.2912° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Victorville, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5361&lon=-117.2912&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7432T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7432T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172A (registry code 2072404, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C145 series (registry code 17012, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c145-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 570 total, 470 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991231034839I

## Narrative

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

(-23) UPON LANDING, A GUST OF WIND CAUGHT THE LEFT WIND.  THE RIGHT WING THEN STRUCK THE GROUND.  THE PILOT PULLED OFF ENGINE POWER AND APPLIED THE BRAKES.  THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT CAME DOWN HARD CAUSING THE NOSE TIRE TO BLOW AND THE PROP STRIKING THE GROUND.

## Other reports on N7432T (1)

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

- [Accident 19760606014889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760606014889A), Jun 6, 1976: Cessna 172A (N7432T), Bessemer, AL, Substantial damage. Acft struck a trailer.

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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