# Accident 19840602022019A: Cessna 172M, San Fernando, CA, June 2, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 2, 1984, 08:00 local time
- Place: San Fernando, CA
- Airport: San Fernando
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2793° N, 118.4409° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2793&lon=-118.4409&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9518H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9518H-1999-04-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 179 total, 86 in this make and model, 27 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX84LA335](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA335) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840602022019A

## Narrative

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

PILOT MADE HARD LANDING AND BOUNCED CAUSING NOSE WHEEL TO COLLAPSE.

## 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 LAX84LA335](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA335), Jun 2, 1984: Cessna 172M (N9518H), San Fernando, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9518H (3)

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

- [Accident 19971125042741A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971125042741A), Nov 25, 1997: Cessna 172M (N9518H), El Cajon, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. 9518H, while making a non-standard departure, collided with 757FT that was downwind in pattern. (.4)the solo student pilot was cleared to takeoff with…
- [Incident 19781211024749I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781211024749I), Dec 11, 1978: Cessna 172 (N9518H), Buckeye, AZ, Minor damage. Pilot landed at an unfamiliar airport for fuel. Exited the taxiway into a drainage ditch.
- [Accident 19760415008159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760415008159A), Apr 15, 1976: Cessna 172D (N9518H), Oxnard, CA, Substantial damage. Wea brief by ctl twr. Gusting to 50K.

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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