# Accident 20001221029459A: Cessna 177RG, San Carlos, CA, December 21, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 21, 2000, 15:55 local time
- Place: San Carlos, CA
- Airport: San Carlos Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.4896° N, 122.2595° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.4896&lon=-122.2595&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2102Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2102Q-2017-07-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177RG (registry code 2073709, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177rg) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-A1B6D (registry code 41593, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-a1b6d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177RG
- Reported engine: CONT IO360A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 113 total, 113 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX01LA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01LA062) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001221029459A

## Narrative

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

(-23) MR. MICHAEL REBHOLTZ THE OWNER AND PILOT OF N2102Q ENTERED A LEFT DOWNWIND FOR RUNWAY 12 AT SAN CARLOS AIRPORT IN SAN CARLOS, CA. HE WAS INSTRUCTED TO EXTEND HIS DOWNWIND LEG FOR SPACING. WHEN HE APPLIED POWER, THE ENGINE DID NOT RESPOND. MR. REBHOLTZ EXECUTED THE ENGINE FAILURE CHECK LIST ITEMS WITH NO RESULTS. HE ELECTED TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT IN A SLOUGH APPROXIMATELY 1 1/2 MILES NORTH WEST OF THE AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT'S NOSE GEAR DUG INTO THE MUD OF THE SLOUGH ON IMPACT AND THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST INVERTED. MR. REBHOLTZ EXITED THE AIRCRAFT WITH NO INJURIES TO HIMSELF. (.4) WHILE ON AN EXTENDED DOWNWIND FOR LANDING THE AIRPLANE EXPERIENCED A POWER FAILURE AFTER THROTTLE WAS APPLIED. THE PILOT EXECUTED THE PRELANDING AND AN EMERGENCY CHECKLIST. ENGINE POWER WAS NOT RESTORED. ACCORDING TO THE SAME ACCOUNT, THE PILOT TURNED THE FUEL SELECTOR TO THE "OFF" POSITION BEFORE THE FORCED LANDING WAS MADE IN THE SLOUGH WEST OF THE AIRPORT. THE NOSE WHEEL WAS CAUGHT IN THE ROUGH TERAIN AND THE AIRPLANE CAME TO REST INVERTED. FUEL WAS ADDED BEFORE THE FLIGHT AND POST CRASH EXAMINATION REVEALED THE TANKS CARRIED A SUPPLY 1 INCH BELOW THE TABS. THE AIRPLANE WAS SUCCESSFULL               Y STARTED AFTER IT WAS RIGHTED AND RAN ROUGHLY.

## 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 LAX01LA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01LA062), Dec 21, 2000: Cessna 177RG (N2102Q), San Carlos, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power for undetermined reasons during an extended downwind leg in the landing pattern.

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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