- Date
- December 17, 1981
- Place
- San Carlos, CA · SAN CARLOS, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5440JCessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report January 5, 1982
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19811217085559A
- Case key
- 123520
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3006 81/12/17 SAN CARLOS,CA CESSNA 172 CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1700 N5440J PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 27, 2304 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 333 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SAN CARLOS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SAN CARLOS,CA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) DUAL STUDENT - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT SYSTEMS - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: RUDDER AND RUDDER TAB CONTROL SYSTEM MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - JAMMED REMARKS- PLT PARALYZED FM WAIST DWN,LEARNING TO FLY W HAND CTLS.CTL ARM WEDGED AGAINST PLTS SEAT.HIT N5489G
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5440J
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- San Carlos
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N5440J · 1
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