# Incident 19840509021099I: Robsin R22, San Jose, CA, May 9, 1984

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 9, 1984, 21:30 local time
- Place: San Jose, CA
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- 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
- Aircraft: N90249, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N90249) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robinson Helicopter R22 (registry code 7640102, https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBSIN R22
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 313 total, 200 in this make and model, 80 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840509021099I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

FUEL GAUGE LOW. PILOT UNCERTAIN OF FUEL SUPPLY LANDED IN A LIGHTED PARKING LOT. PURCHASED FUEL TO CONTINUE FLIGHT.

## Other reports on N90249 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19820501015019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820501015019A), May 1, 1982: Robsin R22 (N90249), Ft Pierce, FL, Substantial damage. Tail rotor drive system failed during practice autorotation. Helicopter rolled over on landing.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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