- Date
- August 31, 1982, 19:38 local (Sep 1, 1982, 02:38 UTC)
- Place
- San Jose, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N80301Cessna 172M
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report August 31, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820831045989A
- Case key
- 72501
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The aircraft was substantially damaged when a landing gear, damaged by a wire strike, collapsed during landing. Witnesses indicated that the aircraft had entered a narrow valley at treetop level. Broken power lines started a grass fire which was eventually brought under control. After the flight, the aircrew filed a near-midair report, claiming they had hit a power line while avoiding an imminent collision. However, a review of the ARTCC darts (radar) data revealed no other aircraft in the immediate vicinity at that time.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N80301
- Reported as
- Cessna 172M
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17266507
- Airframe hours
- 3,555
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E2D, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Flying Twenties Inc.
- Registered owner
- Flying Twenties Inc.
- Departed
- Fremont, CA
- Destination
- San Jose, CA
- Airport
- SJC · San Jose Municipal, runway 30, 4,418 × 150 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 24
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 1,540 total · 330 in this make and model · 1,415 as pilot in command · 14 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Temperature
- 167 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.