Cessna 172S N21679
8 November 2015 · San Jose, California, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 8 November 2015 at about 04:40 local time, a Cessna 172S registered N21679, operated by Trade Winds Aviation, was involved in an accident near San Jose, California, United States. 4 people were on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 04:40
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- San Jose, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Reid-Hillview of Santa Clara C (RHV)
- Coordinates
- 37.3328, -121.8197
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172S
- Registration
- N21679
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 2004
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Trade Winds Aviation
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- San Jose → San Jose
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night
- NTSB number
- WPR16LA024
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll at night, which resulted in a runway excursion.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The newly-certificated private pilot conducted a local sightseeing flight at night with friends; he was not familiar with the airport. During the initial approach to land, the pilot performed a go-around. The pilot returned to land and, during the landing roll, lost directional control of the airplane, which subsequently exited the runway and came to rest inverted. A post-accident examination of the airplane did not reveal any mechanical anomalies that would have precluded normal operation. The airplane had been rented through a collaborative aircraft rental company wherein the pilot received a checkout in one location, and was permitted to fly the same make and model airplane at locations within the company's rental network throughout the country. Given his limited overall experience, landing at night at the unfamiliar airport and operating near the maximum gross weight of the airplane could have been challenging for the pilot.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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