# Incident 19891206060029I: Cessna 310K, San Jose, CA, December 6, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 6, 1989, 13:40 local time
- Place: San Jose, CA
- Airport: San Jose International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- 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: N6918L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6918L-2013-05-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310K (registry code 2074228, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310K
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 596 total, 95 in this make and model, 95 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891206060029I

## Narrative

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

HIT A PARKED AIRCRAFT WHILE TAXIING. PILOT STATED LEFT BRAKE FAILED WHILE TAXIING.

## Other reports on N6918L (3)

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

- [Incident 20080514838169I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080514838169I), May 14, 2008: Cessna 310K (N6918L), San Jose, CA, Minor damage. (-23) The aircraft operator was wanting to maintain his night currency by making three full stop night landings. He was able to make two successful…
- [Incident 19961213042829I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961213042829I), Dec 13, 1996: Cessna 310K (N6918L), San Jose, CA, Minor damage. Flock of birds on takeoff. Five to eight birds hit left wing. Bent wing leading edge.
- [Incident 19790503100129I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790503100129I), May 3, 1979: Cessna 310K (N6918L), Oakland, CA, Minor damage. Right main landing gear collapsed on rollout. Main gear strut upper forward pivot pin was broken.

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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