# Accident 19811217085559A: Cessna 172N, San Carlos, CA, December 17, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 17, 1981, 17:00 local time
- Place: San Carlos, CA
- Airport: San Carlos
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- 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: N5440J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5440J-1983-06-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYC O320H2AD
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,304 total, 35 in this make and model, 128 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX82FVM06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82FVM06) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811217085559A

## Narrative

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

SPECIAL HAND FLYING CONTROL ARM BECAME JAMMED ON SEAT ON LANDING. CFI UNABLE TO CORRECT BY REGULAR CONTROLS.

## 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 LAX82FVM06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82FVM06), Dec 17, 1981: Cessna 172 (N5440J), San Carlos, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5440J (1)

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

- [Accident 19820801033809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820801033809A), Aug 1, 1982: Cessna 172N (N5440J), Novato, CA, Substantial damage. Aircraft left the runway while landing in a crosswind. Pilot was unable to correct. Airplane nosed over in a ditch.

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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