# Accident 19931106042252A: Cessna 172H, Half Moon Bay, CA, November 6, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 6, 1993, 11:25 local time
- Place: Half Moon Bay, CA
- Airport: Half Moon Bay Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.4406° N, 122.4102° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.4406&lon=-122.4102&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2718L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2718L-2012-08-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172H (registry code 2072424, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172H
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX94LA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA039) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931106042252A

## Narrative

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

FLIGHT OF TWO ENTERED PATTERN. NR1 GOT NEWS VIA RADIO OF TEMP TOWER. NR2 NO RADIO LANDED ACTIVE RUNWAY, HIT PLANE.

## 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 LAX94LA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA039), Nov 6, 1993: Cessna 172H (N2718L), Half Moon Bay, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: IMPROPER PLANNING/DECISION BY THE PILOT OF THE SECOND STEARMAN, AND HIS SELECTION OF THE WRONG RUNWAY ON WHICH TO LAND. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: FAILURE OF THE STEARMAN PILOTS TO OBTAIN…

## Other reports on N2718L (1)

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

- [Accident 19760503018089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760503018089A), May 3, 1976: Cessna 172H (N2718L), CA, Destroyed

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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