# Incident 19900317015149I: Cessna 185C, San Jose, CA, March 17, 1990

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 17, 1990, 05:45 local time
- Place: San Jose, CA
- Airport: San Jose International
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From 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: N2691Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2691Z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 185C (registry code 2072808, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-185c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 185C
- Reported engine: CONT IO470F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,500 total, 400 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900317015149I

## Narrative

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

OIL PRESSURE DECREASING ON CLIMB. RETURNED. MADE DEAD STICK LANDING ON TAXIWAY. FOUND SENSING LINE DRY.

## Other reports on N2691Z (2)

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

- [Accident 19870209002519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870209002519A), Feb 9, 1987: Cessna 185C (N2691Z), Cedar City, UT, Substantial damage. The wing tip struck a bird. The pilot elected to land on a highway. Aircraft damage from bird and landing.
- [Accident 19840222005409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840222005409A), Feb 22, 1984: Cessna 185C (N2691Z), Spanish Fork, UT, Substantial damage. Ran out of fuel en route. Nosed over during a forced landing in a snow covered field.

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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