# Accident 19920222003379A: Cessna 150L, San Jose, CA, February 22, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 22, 1992, 19:40 local time
- Place: San Jose, CA
- Airport: Reid-Hillview Of Santa Clara
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.3307° N, 121.7709° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3307&lon=-121.7709&mi=10
- Aircraft: N126NK (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150L
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,090 total, 150 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX92LA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA124) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920222003379A

## Narrative

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

LOST PARTIAL POWER ON TAKEOFF. MADE 180 TO LAND REVERSE DIRECTION. OVERSHOT. TRIED GO AROUND. CRASHED OFF AIRPORT.

## 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 LAX92LA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA124), Feb 23, 1992: Cessna 150 (N126NK), San Jose, CA, destroyed. Probable cause: THAT THE CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR'S (CFI) MISJUDGED APPROACH WHICH RESULTED IN A LONG LANDING, THE CFI'S IN-FLIGHT DECISION TO A GO-AROUND WITH PARTIAL POWER, AND THE FAILURE OF THE CFI TO…

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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