# Incident 19980401010829I: Taylorcraft DCO-65, San Jose, CA, April 1, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 1, 1998, 15:50 local time
- Place: San Jose, CA
- Airport: Reid-Hillview Of Santa Clara
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.3329° N, 121.8198° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at REID-HILLVIEW OF SANTA CLARA COUNTY (RHV), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3329&lon=-121.8198&mi=10
- Aircraft: N48832, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N48832) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Taylorcraft DCO-65 (registry code 8850408, https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-dco-65) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported engine: CONT A658
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 40,000 total, 4,000 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980401010829I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: UPON LANDING, AIRCRAFT N48832 EXPERIENCED A FAILURE OF THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR SHOCK CORD, CAUSING THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR TO COLLAPSE AND THE AIRCRAFT TO DEPART THE RUNWAY TO THE RIGHT. NO MAJOR DAMAGE WAS INCURRED BY THE AIRCRAFT, AND NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED BY THE PILOT OR STUDENT PASSENGER.

## Other reports on N48832 (5)

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

- [Incident 19920605018359I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920605018359I), Jun 5, 1992: Tcrafk DCO65TCRAFT (N48832), San Jose, CA, Minor damage. Pilot lost directional control of aircraft on crosswind landing. Veered off runway. Struck VASI light.
- [Incident 19920313008389I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920313008389I), Mar 13, 1992: Tcrafk DCO65TCRAFT (N48832), San Jose, CA, Minor damage. Student pilot made a hard landing. Porpoised several times and departed runway into unconditioned terrain.
- [Incident 19860915050539I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860915050539I), Sep 15, 1986: Tcrafk DCO65TCRAFT (N48832), San Jose, CA, Minor damage. Rudder cable broke from overstress. Aircraft ground looped collapsing the right main gear.
- [Accident 19780602013879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780602013879A), Jun 2, 1978: Tcrafk DF65 (N48832), San Jose, CA, Substantial damage
- [Incident 19780325010381I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780325010381I), Mar 25, 1978: Kuhlow DCO65TCRAFT (N48832), San Jose, CA. Taxied back from run-up area, hit another airplane taxiing opposite direction. Tower had them on different freqs.

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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