# Accident 19790520010219A: Cessna 182, Tracy, CA, May 20, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 20, 1979, 19:20 local time
- Place: Tracy, CA
- Airport: San Carlos
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.5119° N, 122.2495° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SAN CARLOS (SQL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5119&lon=-122.2495&mi=10
- Aircraft: N42556, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N42556) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182L (registry code 2072726, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 111 total, 32 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK79DVM21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79DVM21) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790520010219A

## Narrative

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

PILOT MADE A HARD LANDING, DAMAGED NOSE GEAR AND FIREWALL.

## 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 OAK79DVM21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79DVM21), May 20, 1979: Cessna 182 (N42556), San Carlos, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N42556 (1)

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

- [Accident 19790305004109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790305004109A), Mar 5, 1979: Cessna 182 (N42556), Tracy, CA, Substantial damage. Aircraft made a hard landing with a student pilot and instructor on board.

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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