# Accident 19850530021169A: Beech 65A90, San Jose, CA, May 30, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 30, 1985, 07:50 local time
- Place: San Jose, CA
- Airport: San Jose International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.3407° N, 121.9004° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3407&lon=-121.9004&mi=10
- Aircraft: N22WC (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 65A90
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A20
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,500 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX85LA264](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85LA264) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850530021169A

## Narrative

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

RIGHT MAIN GEAR SEPARATED AFTER TOUCHDOWN. AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF RUNWAY. GEAR TORQUE LINK FAILED DUE TO FATIGUE CRACK

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

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.

- [NTSB LAX85LA264](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85LA264), May 30, 1985: Beech 65-A90 (N22WC), San Jose, CA, substantial damage

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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