# Accident 19830114001179A: Cessna R172K, San Martin, CA, January 14, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 14, 1983, 13:30 local time
- Place: San Martin, CA
- Airport: Santa Clara Co
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.0991° N, 121.6000° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.0991&lon=-121.6000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9927V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9927V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna R172K (registry code 2072431, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-r172k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-360 series (registry code 17025, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA R172K
- Reported engine: CONT IO360K
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 775 total, 75 in this make and model, 114 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX83LA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LA077) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830114001179A

## Narrative

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

LANDED SHORT OF RUNWAY ON ROUGH GROUND DURING A PRACTICE POWER OFF LANDING. INSTRUCTOR FAILED TO CORRECT MANEUVER.

## 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 LAX83LA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LA077), Jan 14, 1983: Cessna R172K (N9927V), San Martin, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9927V (2)

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

- [Incident 19880920060729I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880920060729I), Sep 20, 1988: Cessna R172K (N9927V), Rangley, CO, Minor damage. Drifted off runway alignment on level off due to crosswind. Hit taxiway markers
- [Accident 19810720042939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810720042939A), Jul 20, 1981: Cessna 172K (N9927V), South Lake Taho, CA, Substantial damage. Leveled off high on landing. Dropped to runway with hard impact.

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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