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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Bbavia 8KCAB · San Francisco, CA · November 4, 1997

Date
November 4, 1997 · 14:30 local
Place
San Francisco, CA
Airport
San Francisco International
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N33RY
Reported as
Bbavia 8KCAB
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Narrative: take off run was normal but at approximately 200 feet AGL engine lost power to extent that level flight was not maintainable. There was not enough runway left to put down on and a left turn was initiated to return. After 45 degrees it was obvious there was no way to return and the aircraft was then put on a heading towards a relatively flat beach close to the heading after the initial turn. Glide was maintained and an emergency landing carried out with minimum airspeed close to the ground. The aircraft came to rest upright and approximately 90 degrees to approach path with the right wing tip on the ground. Pilot and passenger exited the aircraft without injury. The surface of the beach comprised mostly large rocks ranging from 2 inches to 6-8 inches in diameter. The right gear was taken out on initial touch down and damage was done to the propeller, front cowling, right side under fuselage and wing tip. No NMAC or pilot deviation.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: TAKE OFF RUN WAS NORMAL BUT AT APPROXIMATELY 200 FEET AGL ENGINE LOST POWER TO EXTENT THAT LEVEL FLIGHT WAS NOT MAINTAINABLE. THERE WAS NOT ENOUGH RUNWAY LEFT TO PUT DOWN ON AND A LEFT TURN WAS INITIATED TO RETURN. AFTER 45 DEGREES IT WAS OBVIOUS THERE WAS NO WAY TO RETURN AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS THEN PUT ON A HEADING TOWARDS A RELATIVELY FLAT BEACH CLOSE TO THE HEADING AFTER THE INITIAL TURN. GLIDE WAS MAINTAINED AND AN EMERGENCY LANDING CARRIED OUT WITH MINIMUM AIRSPEED CLOSE TO THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST UPRIGHT AND APPROXIMATELY 90 DEGREES TO APPROACH PATH WITH THE RIGHT WING TIP ON THE GROUND. PILOT AND PASSENGER EXITED THE AIRCRAFT WITHOUT INJURY. THE SURFACE OF THE BEACH COMPRISED MOSTLY LARGE ROCKS RANGING FROM 2 INCHES TO 6-8 INCHES IN DIAMETER. THE RIGHT GEAR WAS TAKEN OUT ON INITIAL TOUCH DOWN AND DAMAGE WAS DONE TO THE PROPELLER, FRONT COWLING, RIGHT SIDE UNDER FUSELAGE AND WING TIP. NO NMAC OR PILOT DEVIATION.