# Incident 19950314009019I: Cessna 152, San Jose, CA, March 14, 1995

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 14, 1995, 11:42 local time
- Place: San Jose, CA
- Airport: San Jose International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.3394° N, 121.8950° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Jose, CA, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3394&lon=-121.8950&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5151B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5151B) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 36 in this make and model, 36 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950314009019I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON MARCH 14, 1995 AT APPROXIMATELY 1142 PST, A CESSNA 152, N5151B, OPERATED BY NICE AIR, PORPOISED AND BENT THE NOSE GEAR UPON LANDING AT REID-HILLVIEW OF SANTA CLARA COUNTY AIRPORT, CA DURING A LOCAL FLIGHT. THE PILOT IN COMMAND, MR. HIROSHIGE ISHINO, WHO HOLDS A STUDENT CERTIFICATE, DEPARTED REID-HILLVIEW AT APPROXIMATELY 1137 PDT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. MR. HIROSHIGE WAS COMPLETING THE FIRST OF A SERIES OF PLANNED TAKE-OFFS AND LANDINGS. HE EITHER WAITED TOO LONG TO FLARE, OR DID NOT FLARE FOR THE LANDING. THE RESULT WAS A SERIES OF OSCILLATIONS CULMINATING IN THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSING AND THE PROPELLER STRIKING THE GROUND. DAMAGE WAS LIMITED TO THE RIGHT WING TIP, THE PROPELLER, THE NOSE GEAR, AND A PROBABLE BROKEN CRANKSHAFT IN THE ENGINE. DETERMINED TO BE AN INCIDENT. NO PILOT DEVIATION OR 8020-11 GENERATED. THIS TERMINATES THE INVESTIGATION AND THE REPORT IS CLOSED.

## Other reports on N5151B (1)

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

- [Incident 19831025068509I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831025068509I), Oct 25, 1983: Cessna 152 (N5151B), San Jose, CA, Minor damage. Engine RPM decreased on the climbout landed in a nearby park. Left magneto coil failure and fouled spark plugs.

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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