GENERAL INFORMATION
| Data Source |
ACCIDENT AND INCIDENT DATABASE |
| Report Number |
20000618020639I |
| Local Date |
18-JUN-00 |
| City |
SAN CARLOS |
| State |
CA |
| Airport Name |
SAN CARLOS |
| Event Type |
INCIDENT |
| Mid Air Collision |
NOT A MIDAIR |
AIRCRAFT INFORMATION
| Aircraft Damage |
SUBSTANTIAL |
| Aircraft Make |
CESSNA |
| Aircraft Model |
172 |
| Aircraft Series |
N |
| Airframe Hrs |
9350 |
| Primary Flight Type |
PERSONAL |
| Secondary Flight Type |
PLEASURE |
| Type of Operation |
GENERAL OPERATING RULES |
| Registration Nbr |
5096G |
| Total Aboard |
3 |
| Fatalities |
0 |
| Injuries |
0 |
| Aircraft Weight Class |
UNDER 12501 LBS |
| Number of Engines |
1 |
Environmental/Operations Info
| Primary Flight Conditions |
VISUAL FLIGHT RULES |
| Secondary Flight Conditions |
WEATHER NOT A FACTOR |
| Wind Direction(deg) |
26 |
| Wind Speed(mph) |
20 |
| Flight Plan Filed |
UNKNOWN |
Pilot In Command
| Pilot Certificates |
STUDENT |
| Pilot Rating |
NO RATING (OR STUDENT ONLY) |
| Flight Time Total Hours |
90 |
| Total in Make/Model |
8 |
| Total in Last 90 days |
7 |
Event Remarks
(-23) PILOT WAS ON APPROACH TO LAND ON RUNWAY 30, WINDS WERE REPORTED 260 AT 20, AIRCRAFT NOSE WHEEL STRUCK THE GROUND HARD SEVERAL TIMES. THE PILOT DECIDED TO ADD POWER AND ATTEMPT A GO AROUND BUT STARTED DRIFTING SO HE DECIDED TO PUSH THE NOSE DOWN AGAIN BREAKING THE FORKS OF THE NOSE STRUT. A COPY OF THIS REPORT IS BEING FORWARDED TO OPERATIONS FOR FURTHER ACTION.
END REPORT