# Accident 19940530012949A: Perth BIRDBK, San Jose, CA, May 30, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 30, 1994, 15:13 local time
- Place: San Jose, CA
- Airport: Reid-Hillview Of Santa Clara
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.3291° N, 121.8296° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3291&lon=-121.8296&mi=10
- Aircraft: N847W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N847W) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Perth Amboy BIRD BK (registry code 6840126, https://openairdocs.org/model/perth-amboy-bird-bk) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Kinner K5 series (registry code 37503, https://openairdocs.org/engine/kinner-k5-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PERTH BIRDBK
- Reported engine: GLADEN KINNERB5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 42,000 total, 500 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX94LA227](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA227) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940530012949A

## Narrative

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

RIGHT WHEEL AND AXLE SEPARATED ON LANDING ROLL. ORIGINAL PARTS ON 1929 AIRCRAFT. MODE OF AXLE FAILURE UNDETERMINED.

## 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 LAX94LA227](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA227), May 30, 1994: Perth Amboy Bird BK (N847W), San Jose, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the separation of the right main landing gear axle from the gear strut for undetermined reasons related to component age.

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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