# Incident 20140711014059I: Cessna 172R, Concord, CA, July 11, 2014

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 11, 2014, 12:45 local time
- Place: Concord, CA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.9722° N, 122.0016° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Concord, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9722&lon=-122.0016&mi=10
- Aircraft: N98436, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N98436) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172R (registry code 2072401, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172R
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER A&C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 872 total, 353 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140711014059I

## Narrative

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

AIRMAN ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, A COMMERCIAL RATED PILOT,  RENTED A CESSNA 172 FROM PACIFIC STATES AVIATION WITH THE INTENTION OF PREFORMING TOUCH AND GOES AT THE CONCORD AIRPORT TO REGAIN HIS CURRENCY. AS ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ TAXIED AND APPROACHED THE HOLD SHORT LINES FOR RUNWAY 19R, HE LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND VEERED INTO THE DIRT, PAST THE HOLD SHORT LINES AND STRUCK A TAXI LIGHT WITH THE PROPELLER. WHEN THE AIRCRAFT VEERED ONTO THE DIRT THE LEFT MAIN TIRE DUG INTO THE DIRT AND THE AIRCRAFT MADE AN ABRUPT 180 DEGREE LEFT HAND TURN AND CAME TO A STOP.

## Other reports on N98436 (1)

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

- [Incident 20250702009309I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250702009309I), Jul 2, 2025: Cessna 172R (N98436), Rio Vista, CA, Minor damage. While entering the traffic pattern for Concord, the aircraft struck a hawk at approximately 800 feet above ground level and 90 knots. The impact occurred on…

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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