# Accident 20170729016739A: Cessna 172S, Santa Ana, CA, July 29, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 29, 2017, 10:20 local time
- Place: Santa Ana, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.6756° N, 117.8683° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6756&lon=-117.8683&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1129K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1129K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172S (registry code 2072439, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-L2A (registry code 41597, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-l2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172S
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-360-L2A
- People aboard: 0
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Unknown or foreign certificate
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA17CA479](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA479) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170729016739A

## Narrative

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

DAMAGE WAS NOTICED BY A PILOT TEST APPLICANT DURING THE PREFLIGHT PORTION OF PRACTICAL TEST.

THE DAMAGE PRESUMABLY WAS CAUSED BY ONE OF THE RENTER PILOT(S) PRIOR TO THE SCHEDULED FLIGHT TEST.

REVIEW OF THE AIRCRAFT RENTAL RECORDS REVEALED THAT THIS AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN RENTED MULTIPLE TIMES BEFORE THE DAMAGE WAS DISCOVERED.

PILOTS WHO HAD PREVOUSLY RENTED THIS AIRCRAFT WERE INTERVIEWED. IDENTITY OF THE RENTER PILOT(S), WHO CAUSED THE DAMAGE COULD NOT BE CONFIRMED.

## 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 GAA17CA479](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA479), Jul 29, 2017: Cessna 172 (N1129K), Santa Ana, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A hard landing and propeller strike for reasons that could not be determined based on the available evidence.

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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