# Accident 19820425010879A: Cessna 172M, Hayward, CA, April 25, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 25, 1982, 12:56 local time
- Place: Hayward, CA
- Airport: Hayward
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.6688° N, 122.0808° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hayward, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6688&lon=-122.0808&mi=10
- Aircraft: N21551, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N21551-1989-04-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 962 total, 100 in this make and model, 121 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX82FVD14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82FVD14) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820425010879A

## Narrative

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

CAUGHT WHEELS ON A FENCE DURING PRACTICE SHORT FIELD LANDING. LANDED INVERTED.REPORTED ENGINE QUIT. CHECKED NORMAL.

## 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 LAX82FVD14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82FVD14), Apr 25, 1982: Cessna 172N (N21551), Hayward, CA, substantial damage

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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