# Accident 20250218005039A: Cessna 172G, Oxnard, CA, February 18, 2025

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 18, 2025, 15:46 local time
- Place: Oxnard, CA
- Airport: Oxnard Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2008° N, 119.2072° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2008&lon=-119.2072&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3901L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3901L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172G (registry code 2072420, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172G
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-300 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR25LA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25LA098) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250218005039A

## Narrative

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

WHILE CONDUCTINIG TOUCH-AND-GO'S AT OXR RUNWAY 25, PILOT LOST CONTROL ON TOUCHDOWN.  AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY AND STRUCK A TAXIWAY SIGN.  AIRMAN HOLDS A STUDENT PILOT CERTIFICATE AND TAKES FULL RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE ACCIDENT

## 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 WPR25LA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25LA098), Feb 18, 2025: Cessna 172 (N3901L), Oxnard, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing roll.

## Other reports on N3901L (1)

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

- [Accident 20220403004529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220403004529A), Apr 3, 2022: Cessna 172G (N3901L), Van Nuys, CA, Substantial damage. During taxing operations on alpha, Cessna 172 N3901L was directly behind a Bombardier challenger, N604RM, that was holding on taxi way alpha. An aircraft…

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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