# Incident 20260311002579I: Textron Aviation Inc 172S, Bakersfield, CA, March 11, 2026

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 11, 2026, 10:17 local time
- Place: Bakersfield, CA
- Airport: Madera Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: 8S4S
- Location: 35.3733° N, 119.0187° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bakersfield, CA, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3733&lon=-119.0187&mi=10
- Aircraft: N789FA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N789FA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Textron 172S (registry code 2072449, https://openairdocs.org/model/textron-172s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-L2A (registry code 41597, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-l2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TEXTRON AVIATION INC 172S
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-360-L2A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 232 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260311002579I

## Narrative

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

DURING THE LANDING ROLLOUT, A FEW HUNDRED FEET BEYOND THE 1,000-FOOT MARKERS, THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR TIRE EXPERIENCED A BLOWOUT. THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO VEER LEFT. THE PILOT APPLIED RIGHT RUDDER AND MAINTAINED DIRECTIONAL CONTROL, KEEPING THE AIRCRAFT ON THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL REPLACED THE TIRE ON THE RUNWAY TO ALLOW THE AIRCRAFT TO BE MOVED OFF.

## Other reports on N789FA (1)

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

- [Incident 20241214019239I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20241214019239I), Dec 14, 2024: Textron Aviation Inc 172S (N789FA), Denton, TX, Minor damage. According to the ATC report, this aircraft was cleared to land runway 36R, and the aircraft excursed the left side of the runway on the last part of the…

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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