# Incident 20140827016699I: Cessna 172N, Van Nuys, CA, August 27, 2014

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 27, 2014, 11:35 local time
- Place: Van Nuys, CA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1867° N, 118.4490° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Van Nuys, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1867&lon=-118.4490&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5298J, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5298J) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 26 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140827016699I

## Narrative

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

THE STUDENT PILOT WAS PERFORMING TOUCH AND GOES AT VAN NUYS AIRPORT ON RUNWAY 16L WHEN HE LOST CONTROL. DURING THE MANEUVER ON THE RUNWAY, THE  AIRCRAFT STARTED TO STEER TO THE LEFT. THE PILOT THEN APPLIED RIGHT RUDDER WITH FULL POWER AND AILERONS NEUTRAL, THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED OFF THE RUNWAY AT TAXI WAY GOLF. AFTER THE AIRCRAFT LEFT THE RUNWAY THE PILOT CLOSED THE THROTTLE AND APPLIED THE BRAKES UNTIL THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP. THE AIRCRAFT STOPPED ON THE AIRPORT SERVICE ROAD ADJACENT TO TAXI WAY BRAVO. THE AIRCRAFT HIT TWO TAXI WAY LIGHT AND ONE CONE WITH LITTLE DAMAGE TO STRUT COVERS AND THE LEFT HORIZONTAL.

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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