# Accident 19960209044289A: Cessna 152, San Jose, CA, February 9, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 9, 1996, 15:34 local time
- Place: San Jose, CA
- Airport: Reid-Hillview Of Santa Clara
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.3290° N, 121.7696° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3290&lon=-121.7696&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6321M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6321M) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX96LA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA109) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960209044289A

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON FEBRUARY 9, 1996, AT 1534 PST A CESSNA 152 OPERATED BY WINGS OVER CALIFORNIA, AND PILOTED BY STUDENT PILOT YOSHIHISA NAGATA, WAS INVOLVED IN A LANDING INCIDENT AT RHV AIRPORT. THE STUDENT PILOT WAS PERFORMING SOLO TRAINING INVOLVING LOCAL FLIGHT, AND HAD COMPLETED ONE TOUCH & GO PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. UPON LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT AND DEPARTED THE RUNWAY. THE NOSE WHEEL CONTACTED THE SOFT MUD, CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO TIP ONTO ITS NOSE. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN AN INVERTED POSITION. THE PILOT'S STATEMENT WAS TAKEN THROUGH THE USE OF HIS FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AS AN INTERPRETER, SINCE HE IS UNABLE TO EFFECTIVELY COMMUNICATE IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE. OPERATIONS PERSONNEL HAVE BEEN REQUESTED TO REVIEW THIS INCIDENT.

## 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 LAX96LA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA109), Feb 9, 1996: Cessna 152 (N6321M), San Jose, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the student pilot's improper use of the rudder control and resultant failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing rollout. Factors relating to the accident were: the…

## Other reports on N6321M (2)

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

- [Incident 19860308013289I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860308013289I), Mar 8, 1986: Cessna 152 (N6321M), Atwater, CA, Minor damage. Lost directional control during rollout in crosswind. Nose gear collapsed in wet dirt.
- [Accident 19840812073309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840812073309A), Aug 12, 1984: Cessna 152 (N6321M), Cressey, CA, Substantial damage. Pilot flying low over river. Struck powerlines, continued to an airport, landed. Took off and flew to home base.

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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