# Accident 19820528019859A: Cessna 152, San Carlos, CA, May 28, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 28, 1982, 10:06 local time
- Place: San Carlos, CA
- Airport: San Carlo
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.4990° N, 122.2676° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Carlos, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.4990&lon=-122.2676&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5138H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5138H-2003-05-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 91 total, 61 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX82DVM14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82DVM14) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820528019859A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT MADE HARD LANDING DURING SHORT FIELD LANDING PRACTICE.

## 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 LAX82DVM14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82DVM14), May 29, 1982: Cessna 152 (N5138H), San Carlos, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5138H (1)

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

- [Incident 19920824040839I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920824040839I), Aug 24, 1992: Cessna 152 (N5138H), Pacoima, CA. Rough engine on climb. Emergency landing on golf course. Found piece of gasket in carburetor.

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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