# Incident 19980908038259I: Oakland, CA, September 8, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 8, 1998, 16:30 local time
- Place: Oakland, CA
- Airport: Metropolitan Oakland International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Sfl Go Around
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.8044° N, 122.2708° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Oakland, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.8044&lon=-122.2708&mi=10
- Aircraft: N605LG (not matched to a registry record)
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 288 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980908038259I

## Narrative

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

(-5) INCIDENT OCCURED DURING COMMERCIAL PILOT CERTIFICATION TEST BEING CONDUCTED AT OAKLAND INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT BY FAA INSPECTOR TYRONE PARK FROM SAN DIEGO FSDO, WP-09. DURING A SINGLE ENGINE GO-AROUND THE PILOT PITCHED THE NOSE DOWN AND ADDED FULL POWER TO THE FAILED ENGINE AND STRUCK THE GROUND. THE GEAR WAS SHEARED, BOTH ENGINES SUSTAINED SUDDEN STOPPAGE, THE LEFT PROPELLER WAS BROKEN APPROXIMATELY ONE THIRD UP ON ONE BLADE, THE OTHER PROP HAD A NICK ON ONE BLADE AND VARIOUS HOLES WERE NOTED PRIMARILY IN THE GONDOLA. I DISCUSSED THE DAMAGE WITH MR. JIM THIELE, PRESIDENT OF AMERICAN BLIMP CORPORATION, THE MANUFACTURER OF THE AIRSHIP. BASED UPON THIS CONVERSATION AND OTHER INFORMATION R                                                    CONSIDERED MINOR.

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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