# Incident 20000314001389I: Amrgen AA5, San Jose, CA, March 14, 2000

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 14, 2000, 13:30 local time
- Place: San Jose, CA
- Airport: Reid-Hillview Of Santa Clara
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- 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: N1317R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1317R-2002-12-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman American Avn. AA-5 (registry code 3960104, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMRGEN AA5
- Pilot flight hours: 800 total, 80 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000314001389I

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM THE REID HILLVIEW AIRPORT, AND WAS BEING CONDUCTED AS AN FAA CHECK RIDE.  SHORTLY AFTER DEPARTURE FROM THE AIRPORT, MR. NELSON DETECTED WHAT HE DETERMINED TO BE STRONG FUEL FUMES IN THE COCKPIT AND ELECTED TO RETURN TO THE AIRPORT TO EXECUTE AN EMERGENCY LANDING.  DUE TO AN ERRATIC RUNNING ENGINE AND THE OVERPOWERING FUEL FUMES, MR. NELSON'S FIRST ATTEMPT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL, A SECOND EMERGENCY GO-AROUND AND LANDING WAS EXECUTED SUCCESSFULLY BUT RESULTED IN AN OVER-RUN OF THE RUNWAY BY APPROXIMATELY 10 TO 20 FEET.  THERE WAS NO DAMAGE SUSTAINED BY THE AIRCRAFT OR PASSENGERS.  IT WAS LATER DETERMINED THAT THE CAUSE OF THE FUMES IN THE COCKPIT WS THE RESULT OF THE CARBURETOR DRAIN PLUG WHICH HAD FALLEN OUT OF THE FUEL FLOAT BOWL.  THE EXACT CAUSE OF THE DRAIN PLUG DEPARTING THE FLOAT BOWL IS STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION.

## Other reports on N1317R (1)

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

- [Incident 19990822019069I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990822019069I), Aug 22, 1999: Gulstm AA5 (N1317R), Morgan Hill, CA. (-5)Aircraft made a safe landing in a field after engine lost power and quit. Pilot stated that he attempted to change fuel tanks, but was unable to move fuel…

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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