- Date
- April 25, 1982, 12:56 local (20:56 UTC)
- Place
- Hayward, CA
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N21551Cessna 172N
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report April 25, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820425010879A
- Case key
- 70988
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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
While on final approach for a simulated short field landing, the engine lost power. The pilots were unable to restart the engine, and the aircraft struck a fence and nosed over during the landing. Conditions were favorable for carburetor ice, but the instructor reported that the carburetor heat was on. An examination of the aircraft revealed no preimpact failure or malfunction. The engine started and ran during an operational check.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N21551
- Reported as
- Cessna 172N
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17263969
- Airframe hours
- 2,093
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Jack Allen
- Registered owner
- Jack Allen
- Departed
- Hayward, CA
- Destination
- Hayward, CA
- Airport
- Hayward Air Terminal, runway 28L, 5,156 × 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
- 35
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 962 total · 200 in this make and model · 834 as pilot in command · 121 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 260° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 12,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 142 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.