# NTSB LAX82FA279: Cessna 152, N5090Q, Morgan Hill, CA, July 28, 1982 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Fatal · Field investigation · Final report - Date: July 27, 1982, 19:30 local (Jul 28, 1982, 02:30 UTC) - Place: Morgan Hill, CA - Coordinates: 37.169445, -121.649055 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.1694&lon=-121.6491&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: Fatal - Injuries: 2 fatal, 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report July 27, 1983 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 71766 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX82FA279 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/71766/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82FA279 ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Midair collision, maneuvering - visual lookout - inadequate, pilot in command (cause) - visual lookout - inadequate, pilot of other aircraft (cause) - Midair collision, cruise - visual lookout - inadequate, pilot in command (cause) - visual lookout - inadequate, pilot of other aircraft (cause) - In flight collision with terrain/water, descent - uncontrolled ## Analysis (aircraft 2) 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. ## Analysis (aircraft 1) 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 1 - Registration: [N5090Q](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5090Q), registered now, S/N 15285071, built 1981 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 152 - Registry model: [Cessna 152](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (registry code 2071835) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 15285071 - Airframe hours: 444 - Engines: 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 ## Aircraft 2 - Registration: N20100 (not matched to a registry record) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 17261009 - Airframe hours: 4782 - Engines: 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 As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot, aircraft N5090Q; age 23; 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 - Pilot, aircraft N20100; age 35; 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 (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 19820727035841A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820727035841A), Jul 27, 1982: Cessna 152, Morgan Hill, CA, Substantial damage. Aircraft made emergency landing after mid-air collision with N20100. - [Accident 19820727035842A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820727035842A), Jul 27, 1982: Cessna 172M, Morgan Hill, CA, Destroyed. Aircraft crashed after mid-air with N5090Q. 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.