# Incident 19980914035529I: Piper PA28181, San Jose, CA, September 14, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 14, 1998, 10:45 local time
- Place: San Jose, CA
- Airport: Reid-Hillview Of Santa Clara
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- 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: N3966R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3966R) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28181
- Reported engine: LYC O320D2B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 121 total, 121 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980914035529I

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE STARTED TO SPUTTER ON APPRAOCH FOR LANDING AT RHV. THROTLE AND CARB HEAT WERE CYCLED WITH NO CHANGE IN ENGINE PERFORMANCE. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED FIFTY FEET SHORT OF RUNWAY 13L AND STRUCK A RUNWAY LIGHT, CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. M OR D TO FOLLOW ONCE MAINTENANCE DETERMINES CAUSE.

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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