# Accident 20050401005619A: Cessna 172N, San Jose, CA, April 1, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 1, 2005, 13:25 local time
- Place: San Jose, CA
- Airport: Reid-Hillview Of Santa Clara
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.3167° N, 121.8219° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3167&lon=-121.8219&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4789G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4789G) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 30 total, 30 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX05CA128](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05CA128) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050401005619A

## Narrative

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

(-23) STUDENT PILOT STATES HE WAS PRACTICING SOFT FIELD TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS. HE SAID HE HAD MADE TWO GO AROUNDS PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. ON HIS THIRD ATTEMPT HE SAID HE MUST HAVE BEEN HIGHER THAN HE EXPECTED TO BE AND STALLED THE AIRPLANE WHILE FLARING TO LAND.

## 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 LAX05CA128](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05CA128), Apr 1, 2005: Cessna 172N (N4789G), San Jose, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the student pilot's misjudged landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing.

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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