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FAA incident report · Cessna 190 · San Jose, CA · June 3, 2000

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Date
June 3, 2000 · 16:15 local
Place
San Jose, CA
Airport
Reid-Hillview Of Santa Clara
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N21T
Reported as
Cessna 190
Reported engine
Continental W67023
Pilot’s flight hours
18,000 total2,000 in this make and model60 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(23)Pilot stated that the aircraft engien quit while on descent to the airport. He made an emergency landing at Reid-Hillview airport. The aircraft was landed with no damage. Inspection of the aircraft fuel system revealed a small amount of water present in the carburetor and fuel screen. The pilot stated he had washed the aircraft the day before this flight. This inspector counseled the pilot on carefully checking for the presence of water and suggested that he have the fuel caps and fuel system inspected and/or repaired as necessary.

As the FAA filed it

(23)PILOT STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT ENGIEN QUIT WHILE ON DESCENT TO THE AIRPORT. HE MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING AT REID-HILLVIEW AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS LANDED WITH NO DAMAGE. INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT FUEL SYSTEM REVEALED A SMALL AMOUNT OF WATER PRESENT IN THE CARBURETOR AND FUEL SCREEN. THE PILOT STATED HE HAD WASHED THE AIRCRAFT THE DAY BEFORE THIS FLIGHT. THIS INSPECTOR COUNSELED THE PILOT ON CAREFULLY CHECKING FOR THE PRESENCE OF WATER AND SUGGESTED THAT HE HAVE THE FUEL CAPS AND FUEL SYSTEM INSPECTED AND/OR REPAIRED AS NECESSARY.