- Date
- July 27, 1982, 19:30 local (Jul 28, 1982, 02:30 UTC)
- Place
- Morgan Hill, CA
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 2 uninjured
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N5090QCessna 152N20100Cessna 172M
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report July 27, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA reports
- 19820727035841A19820727035842A
- Case key
- 71766
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Analysis
A Cessna 152, N5090Q and a Cessna 172, N20100 collided in flight while the aircrews of both aircraft were on local dual instructional flights. The student in the Cessna 152 was practicing a recovery from an unusual attitude after the instructor (ip) put the plane in a left descending turn. The student had his head down while th ip was positioning the aircraft. As the right wing came down during the recovery, the ip saw the Cessna 172 on a collision course, but did not have time to avoid a collision. The Cessna 172 had previously been maneuvering and changing directions, but had been on the same heading for about 1 min prior to impact. The planes converged on one another from a quartering head-on direction at about 3000 ft. after the collision, the ip of the Cessna 152 took control of his aircraft and made a successful landing in an open field, but the Cessna 172 crashed.
A Cessna 152, N5090Q and a Cessna 172, N20100 collided in flight while the aircrews of both aircraft were on local dual instructional flights. The student in the Cessna 152 was practicing a recovery from an unusual attitude after the instructor (ip) put the plane in a left descending turn. The student had his head down while the ip was positioning the aircraft. As the right wing came down during the recovery, the ip saw the Cessna 172 on a collision course, but did not have time to avoid a collision. The Cessna 172 had previously been maneuvering and changing directions, but had been on the same heading for about 1 min prior to impact. The planes converged on one another from a quartering head-on direction at about 3000 ft. after the collision, the ip of the Cessna 152 took control of his aircraft and made a successful landing in an open field, but the Cessna 172 crashed.
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- N5090Q
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15285071
- Airframe hours
- 444
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 110 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Business Aircraft Center, Inc.
- Registered owner
- George Magnett
- Departed
- SJC · San Jose, CA
- Destination
- SJC · San Jose, CA
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.
- Registration
- N20100
- Reported as
- Cessna 172M
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17261009
- Airframe hours
- 4,782
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E2D, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Jim Dill'S Aviation World, Inc
- Registered owner
- Richard J. Brockett
- Departed
- SJC · San Jose, CA
- Destination
- SJC · San Jose, CA
Flight crew · 2
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot, aircraft N5090Q
- Age
- 23
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 907 total · 617 in this make and model · 751 as pilot in command · 187 in the last 90 days · 57 in the last 30 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
- Role
- Pilot, aircraft N20100
- Age
- 35
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 3,354 total · 3,118 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 290° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 2
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.