# Incident 20140930023809I: Cessna 172N, Thermal, CA, September 30, 2014

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 30, 2014, 15:40 local time
- Place: Thermal, CA
- Airport: Jacqueline Cochran Regional
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.6300° N, 116.1600° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6300&lon=-116.1600&mi=10
- Aircraft: N738TJ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N738TJ) (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: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 33 total, 33 in this make and model, 33 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR14CA399](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14CA399) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140930023809I

## Narrative

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

UPON LANDING ROLL OUT THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO VEER RIGHT AND SKIDDED OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF RUNWAY. THE NOSE WHEEL DUG INTO THE LOOSE SOIL AND NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT PITCHED DOWN.  THE PROPELLER AND RIGHT WING IMPACTED THE GROUND CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB WPR14CA399](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14CA399), Sep 30, 2014: Cessna 172N (N738TJ), Thermal, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing after an encounter with a dust devil.

## Other reports on N738TJ (1)

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

- [Incident 19850319014869I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850319014869I), Mar 19, 1985: Cessna 172N (N738TJ), Greensboro, NC, Minor damage. Pulled prop thru with mag switch on. Started and struck parked 152. Flew damaged aircraft without ferry permit.

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.