# NTSB OAK76FVM27: Cessna 182, N2487R, San Jose, CA, March 5, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 5, 1976
- Place: San Jose, CA · SAN JOSE, CA
- Location: 37.3394° N, 121.8950° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Jose, CA, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3394&lon=-121.8950&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 12, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 153250
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK76FVM27
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76FVM27

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0472   76/3/5    SAN JOSE,CA         CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 45, 190
        TIME - 1715                    N2487R              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 87 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - REID-HILLVIEW
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          VISALIA,CA                  SAN JOSE,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- DMGD FIREWALL & BENT NOSE GR STRUT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2487R](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2487R), registered now, S/N 18255587, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182g) (registry code 2072716) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Reid-Hillview

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19760305004929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760305004929A), Mar 5, 1976: Cessna 182G, San Jose, CA, Substantial damage. Dmgd firewall & bent nose gr strut.

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.

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