# Accident 20170625021559A: Cessna 182A, San Martin, CA, June 25, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 25, 2017, 17:15 local time
- Place: San Martin, CA
- Airport: South County Airport Of Santa Cla
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Parachute jumping (Part 105)
- Location: 37.0872° N, 121.5992° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.0872&lon=-121.5992&mi=10
- Aircraft: N524BF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N524BF-2019-03-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182A (registry code 2072704, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182A
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA17CA367](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA367) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170625021559A

## Narrative

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

SKYDIVING AIRCRAFT WENT UP, DROPPED PARACHUTE JUMPERS SAFELY, AND THEN HAD FUEL/ENGINE ISSUES ON THE WAY BACK DOWN. AIRCRAFT CRASHED SHORT OF RUNWAY 14 ON AN ON RAMP TO NEAR HIGHWAY 101.

## 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 GAA17CA367](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA367), Jun 25, 2017: Cessna 182 (N524BF), San Martin, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to attain a proper glidepath on approach for landing, which resulted in an impact with a guard rail and post. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s failure to ensure that…

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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