# Accident 20000727009999A: Cessna 172M, Oakland, CA, July 27, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 27, 2000, 15:30 local time
- Place: Oakland, CA
- Airport: Metropolitan Oakland International
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.7308° N, 122.1996° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7308&lon=-122.1996&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4312R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4312R) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX00LA299](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00LA299) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000727009999A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT SAID HE MADE A BAD LANDING. FIRST HE BOUNCED, THEN HE CAME DOWN HARD ON THE NOSE GEAR, BREAKING THE NOSE GEAR FORK AND STRIKING THE PROP. LATER INVESTIGATION REVEALED FIRE WALL DAMAGE.

## 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 LAX00LA299](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00LA299), Jul 27, 2000: Cessna 172M (N4312R), Oakland, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper landing flare.

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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