# Accident 19970211001489A: Amtr COZY, San Martin, CA, February 11, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 11, 1997, 11:15 local time
- Place: San Martin, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.1008° N, 121.5993° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.1008&lon=-121.5993&mi=10
- Aircraft: N34PC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N34PC-2015-05-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Green Mike COZY (registry code 05616YE, https://openairdocs.org/model/green-mike-cozy) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR COZY
- Reported engine: LYC O320D2J
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 809 total, 58 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX97LA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA102) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970211001489A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE LOST POWER AND PILOT MADE EMERGENCY LANDING IN A PARKING LOT. (.4)THE PILOT HAD THROTTLED BACK FOR A DESCENT BUT WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO RETURN TO LEVEL FLIGHT, THROTTLE MOVEMENT FAILED TO PRODUCE AN INCREASE IN RPM.  AFTER SEVERAL UNSUCCESSFUL THROTTLE MOVEMENTS, HE DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND WAS DIRECTED TOWARD THE NEAREST AIRPORT.  WHEN IT BECAME APPARENT TO HIM THAT HE WOULD NOT REACH THE RUNWAY, HE MADE AN EMERGENCY OFF AIRPORT, GEAR-UP LANDING SHORT OF THE AIRPORT BOUNDARY.  FUEL WAS PRESENT IN THE CARBURETOR AND GASCOLATOR.  THE LEFT MAIN TANK WAS EMPTY BUT THE RIGHT TANK WAS NEARLY FULL.  THE FUEL SELECTOR WAS FOUND POSITIONED ON THE RIGHT TANK.  THE PILOT REPORTED CONTAMINATION IN THE RIGHT TANK AND GASCOLATOR.  DIRT WAS REPORTEDLY FOUND AT THE BOTTOM OF THE GASCOLATOR AND RED COLORED OIL GLOBULES WERE FOUND ON THE GASCOLATOR SCREEN.  BOTH DIRT AND OIL WERE FOUND IN FUEL FROM THE RIGHT TANK.  THE PILOT TOLD FAA INSPECTORS THAT HYDRAULIC LINES ARE ROUTED THROUGH BOTH FUEL TANKS.  THERE WERE NO OTHER DEFICIENCIES IDENTIFIED.

## 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 LAX97LA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA102), Feb 11, 1997: Green Cozy III (N34PC), San Martin, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power due to fuel contamination. A factor in the accident is the aircraft design, which routes hydraulic lines through the fuel tank.

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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