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FAA accident report · Cessna 172N · San Jose, CA · November 28, 1997

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Date
November 28, 1997 · 13:00 local
Place
San Jose, CA
Airport
Reid-Hillview Of Santa Clara
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N739HE
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX98LA055
Reported as
Cessna 172N
Reported engine
Lycoming O320H2AD
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Student
Pilot’s flight hours
45 total45 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days
N739HERegistered now · Cessna 172NS/N 17270549 · Built 1978Airframe modelCessna 172NEngine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(.19) On November 28, 1997, at 1300 hours pacific standard time, a Cessna 172N, N739HE, sustained substantial damage when it veered off runway 31R while practicing touch-and-go landings at the Reid-Hillview airport, San Jose, California. The aircraft landed, porpoised, and came to rest with the nose gear collapsed between runways. The student pilot, the sole occupant, was not injured. The aircraft was being operated by nice air. Visual meteorological conditions existed for the local solo instructional flight and no flight plan was filed. On the student pilot's second landing of his third solo instructional flight, he had been cleared for the option. He remembers feeling fatigued and disoriented before turning to the base leg; however, once he turned on final he felt normal again. He stated that he configured the aircraft for landing, but that his airspeed was high and the aircraft was descending at a rapid rate. The student said the aircraft landed hard and became airborne again. He attempted to recover from the hard landing, but the aircraft continued to porpoise down the runway until the nose gear collapsed.

As the FAA filed it

(.19) ON NOVEMBER 28, 1997, AT 1300 HOURS PACIFIC STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA 172N, N739HE, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN IT VEERED OFF RUNWAY 31R WHILE PRACTICING TOUCH-AND-GO LANDINGS AT THE REID-HILLVIEW AIRPORT, SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED, PORPOISED, AND CAME TO REST WITH THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED BETWEEN RUNWAYS. THE STUDENT PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT, WAS NOT INJURED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED BY NICE AIR. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS EXISTED FOR THE LOCAL SOLO INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. ON THE STUDENT PILOT'S SECOND LANDING OF HIS THIRD SOLO INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT, HE HAD BEEN CLEARED FOR THE OPTION. HE REMEMBERS FEELING FATIGUED AND DISORIENTED BEFORE TURNING TO THE BASE LEG; HOWEVER, ONCE HE TURNED ON FINAL HE FELT NORMAL AGAIN. HE STATED THAT HE CONFIGURED THE AIRCRAFT FOR LANDING, BUT THAT HIS AIRSPEED WAS HIGH AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESCENDING AT A RAPID RATE. THE STUDENT SAID THE AIRCRAFT LANDED HARD AND BECAME AIRBORNE AGAIN. HE ATTEMPTED TO RECOVER FROM THE HARD LANDING, BUT THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO PORPOISE DOWN THE RUNWAY UNTIL THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB LAX98LA055Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSan Jose, CAthe student pilot's failure to maintain an appropriate airspeed and proper rate of descent, and his misjudged landing flare, which led to an uncontrolled porpoise and eventual collapse of the landing gear.Nov 28, 1997 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N739HE · 1

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

Incident 20041130030159IGround Taxi, Other Airplane · Paso Robles, CA(-23) Student pilot stated that when she pressed on the brake pedals, the right brake failed to stop the aircraft as she approached the fuel pump. The aircraft left wing struck the lighted pole between both fuel pumps and the propeller struck the "u" shaped…Nov 30, 2004 · Minor damage