- Date
- January 14, 1983, 13:30 local (21:30 UTC)
- Place
- San Martin, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N9927VCessna R172K
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830114001179A
- Case key
- 23602
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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 acft made a hard landing short of the runway while practicing an approach with a simulated engine failure. On turning final, the instructor decided the acft was too low to make the runway. She estimated they would be several hundred feet short. She took control to gain airspeed and demonstrate flt in ground effect. In spite of full up elevator and late application of power, the acft continued to sink and made ground contact short of the runway. The nosegear was damaged and the fireway was buckled during the landing; however, the instructor was able to taxi the aircraft to the parking area. Impact occurred on a slight rise in the terrain.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9927V
- Reported as
- Cessna R172K
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- R1722354
- Airframe hours
- 1,252
- Engine
- Continental IO-360K, 195 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Aero Trends, Inc.
- Registered owner
- Managed Properties, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · November 3, 1982 · 36 hours before
- Departed
- RHV · San Jose, CA
- Airport
- Q99 · South County, runway 32, 3,100 × 75 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
- 25
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 775 total · 75 in this make and model · 742 as pilot in command · 114 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 61 °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.
Other investigations on N9927V · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.