# Accident 20170602007929A: Cessna T182T, San Carlos, CA, June 2, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 2, 2017, 18:20 local time
- Place: San Carlos, CA
- Airport: San Carlos
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.5119° N, 122.2494° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5119&lon=-122.2494&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6259T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6259T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T182T (registry code 2072738, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t182t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TIO-540-AK1A (registry code 42005, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-tio-540-ak1a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T182T
- Reported engine: LYCOMING TIO-540-AK1A
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,037 total, 590 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA17CA315](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA315) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170602007929A

## Narrative

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

ON JUNE 2, 2017, N6259T, CESSNA 182T, S/N T18208853, WAS LANDING RUNWAY 30 AT SAN CARLOS AIRPORT (SQL).  IN A STATEMENT, HE TOUCHED DOWN ON THE LEFT MAIN AND A GUST OF WIND PUSHED THE AIRCRAFT DOWN ON THE NOSE HARD AND HE LOST CONTROL AND ENDED UP IN THE INFIELD BETWEEN CHARLIE AND DELTA NEAR LIMA TAXIWAY.

## 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 GAA17CA315](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA315), Jun 3, 2017: Cessna T182 (N6259T), San Carlos, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's incorrect landing flare, which resulted in a hard, bounced 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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