# Accident 20220628011479A: Cessna 120, San Carlos, CA, June 28, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 28, 2022, 11:46 local time
- Place: San Carlos, CA
- Airport: San Carlos
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.5119° N, 122.2495° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5119&lon=-122.2495&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2056V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2056V-2024-09-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 120 (registry code 2071402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-120) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 120
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR C85 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR22LA242](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA242) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220628011479A

## Narrative

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

SAN CARLOS, CA (SQL): ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ C120, DEPARTED RWY 30, THE PILOT STATED THAT AT ABOUT 150-200 FEET THE ENGINE STARTED RUNNING ROUGH AND HE STARTED TO LOOSE ALTITUDE, A COUPLE OF SECONDS LATER THE ENGINE STARTED RUNNING NORMAL AND HE DECIDED TO MAKE A RIGHT HAND TURN BACK TO THE RUNWAY, A FEW SECONDS LATER THE ENGINE STARTED RUNNING ROUGH AGAIN AND DECENDED AND CAME TO REST IN THE TRANSIENT PARKING AREA.

## 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 WPR22LA242](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA242), Jun 28, 2022: Cessna 120 (N2056V), San Carlos, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The total loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

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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