# Incident 20030911025129I: Cessna 172S, Santa Maria, CA, September 11, 2003

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 11, 2003, 15:25 local time
- Place: Santa Maria, CA
- Airport: Santa Maria Public
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.9331° N, 120.4436° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Santa Maria, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9331&lon=-120.4436&mi=10
- Aircraft: N224SP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N224SP-2009-12-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172S (registry code 2072439, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0-360-B1E (registry code 41559, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0-360-b1e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172S
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 50 total, 50 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030911025129I

## Narrative

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

(-23) STUDENT PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING TOUCH AND GO.

## Other reports on N224SP (1)

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

- [Incident 20060207002019I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060207002019I), Feb 7, 2006: Cessna 172S (N224SP), Lompoc, CA. (-23) Aircraft N224SP departed santa maria at 0830 on 02/07/06. At 7000 feet, while in cruise, the faint smell of electrical odor and what appeared to be smoke…

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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