# Incident 19991007029519I: Cessna 152, San Jose, CA, October 7, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 7, 1999, 17:20 local time
- Place: San Jose, CA
- Airport: Reid-Hillview Of Santa Clara
- Phase of flight: Practice Training Manuevers
- 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: N49120, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N49120) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 500 total, 75 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991007029519I

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT, A CFI AT INBOUND AVIATION, DEPARTED RUNWAY 13R AT RHV, WITH A STUDENT, TO PRACTICE FLIGHT IN THE AIRPORT TRAFFIC PATTERN. AFTER TAKEOFF, AT APPROX. 200 FEET, THE PILOT OBSERVED THE ENGINE WAS NOT DEVELOPING FULL POWER.  SHE SAID SHE ATTEMPTED TO CLEAR THE ENGINE WITH CARBURETOR HEAT, AND FOLLOWED THE EMERGENCY CHECKLIST.  AT 500 FEET, WITH APPROXIMATELY 1600 RPM, THE PILOT SAID SHE DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND TURNED BACK TO THE AIRPORT.  SHE SAID SHE LANDED ON THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION RUNWAY (RUNWAY 31R).  SHE SAID CARBURETOR HEAT REMAINED ON THROUGHOUT THE APPROACH AND LANDING.  SHE SAID SHE FOLLOWED NORMAL LANDING PROCEDURES, AND USED FULL FLAPS FOR LANDING.  SHE SAID SHE LANDED LONG AND STOPPED JUST PAST THE LANDING THRESHOLD, WITH THE NOSEWHEEL OFF THE PAVEMENT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT DAMAGED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES.  THE PILOT SAID INBOUND AVIATION MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL TOLD HER THAT TWO (2) FOULED SPARK PLUGS WERE NOTED AFTER THE INCIDENT, AND CARB ICE MAY HAVE OCCURRED.  NO FURTHER ACTION IS REQUIRED.  THIS CLOSES THE INVESTIGATION.

## Other reports on N49120 (1)

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

- [Incident 20050822018419I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050822018419I), Aug 22, 2005: Cessna 152 (N49120), Tracy, CA. (-23) Student pilot was performing a cross country flight when she experienced a rough running engine. After going through the check list of items to check and…

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