19961220044109I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-23-250 · San Jose, CA · December 20, 1996

Date: December 20, 1996 · 17:34 local
Place: San Jose, CA
Airport: San Jose International
Phase of flight: Initial Approach-IFR
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N6689Y
Reported as: Piper PA23250
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,569 total66 in this make and model22 in the last 90 days

N6689YRegistration cancelled Dec 3, 2022 · Piper PA-23-250S/N 27-4012 · Built 1968 Airframe modelPiper PA-23-250 Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Narrative: on December 20, 1996, while on a VFR approach into San Jose airport the left engine lost power due to fuel starvation. Mr. Nelson switched to the left outboard fuel tank, the left engine started, ran for another minute, and quit a second time. Mr. Nelson declared an emergency and was advised, by bay approach, the closest airport was reid hillview. During final on runway 31R Mr. Nelson noticed the aircraft landing gear not extended. The landing was terminated, the gear and flaps were hand pumped down during the go around, the aircraft landed on 13L. The landing on 13L was too fast and too FAR down the runway for a control stop. Mr. Nelson decided to swerve off to the right collapsing the nose landing gear. No pilot deviation and no 8020.11 generated. A copy of this report was supplied to San Jose FSDO operation unit. This terminated the investigation and this report is closed.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON DECEMBER 20, 1996, WHILE ON A VFR APPROACH INTO SAN JOSE AIRPORT THE LEFT ENGINE LOST POWER DUE TO FUEL STARVATION. MR. NELSON SWITCHED TO THE LEFT OUTBOARD FUEL TANK, THE LEFT ENGINE STARTED, RAN FOR ANOTHER MINUTE, AND QUIT A SECOND TIME. MR. NELSON DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND WAS ADVISED, BY BAY APPROACH, THE CLOSEST AIRPORT WAS REID HILLVIEW. DURING FINAL ON RUNWAY 31R MR. NELSON NOTICED THE AIRCRAFT LANDING GEAR NOT EXTENDED. THE LANDING WAS TERMINATED, THE GEAR AND FLAPS WERE HAND PUMPED DOWN DURING THE GO AROUND, THE AIRCRAFT LANDED ON 13L. THE LANDING ON 13L WAS TOO FAST AND TOO FAR DOWN THE RUNWAY FOR A CONTROL STOP. MR. NELSON DECIDED TO SWERVE OFF TO THE RIGHT COLLAPSING THE NOSE LANDING GEAR. NO PILOT DEVIATION AND NO 8020.11 GENERATED. A COPY OF THIS REPORT WAS SUPPLIED TO SAN JOSE FSDO OPERATION UNIT. THIS TERMINATED THE INVESTIGATION AND THIS REPORT IS CLOSED.