# Incident 20260428003609I: Cessna 172N, Oxnard, CA, April 28, 2026

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 28, 2026, 12:14 local time
- Place: Oxnard, CA
- Airport: Oxnard
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2008° N, 119.2072° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at OXNARD (OXR), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2008&lon=-119.2072&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6278G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6278G) (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: 75 total, 75 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260428003609I

## Narrative

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

STUDENT ENTERED THE TRAFFIC PATTERN FOR RUNWAY 25 AND WAS ESTABLISHED ON DOWNWIND AT APPROXIMATELY 1,000 FEET AGL, TURNED BASE AT APPROXIMATELY 800 FEET AND CONTINUED TOO FINAL. ON FINAL APPROACH, STUDENT WAS CONFIGURED WITH FULL FLAPS, MAINTAINING APPROXIMATELY 65 KNOTS AND 1,100 RPM. THE APPROACH WAS STABLE.

DURING THE LANDING PHASE, THE AIRCRAFT STALLED, RESULTING IN A HARD LANDING. FOLLOWING THE INCIDENT THE STUDENT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY WITH ATC. THE STUDENT WAS NOT INJURED AND HAD NOT OBSERVED ANY SMOKE OR FIRE BUT DID NOTICE FUEL LEAKING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT.

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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