# Incident 20020203002989I: Cessna 525, San Jose, CA, February 3, 2002

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 3, 2002, 17:13 local time
- Place: San Jose, CA
- Airport: San Jose International
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.3394° N, 121.8950° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Jose, CA, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3394&lon=-121.8950&mi=10
- Aircraft: N200VL (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 525
- Pilot flight hours: 3,200 total, 350 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020203002989I

## Narrative

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

(-23) MR. ZACCARIA, THE PILOT OF N200VL, STATED THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING TESTED THE DAY AFTER THE LANDING GEAR HAD BEEN WORKED ON. WHEN THE GEAR WAS EXTENDED FOR LANDING AT SJC, THE LEFT MAIN GEAR DOWN LIGHT DID NOT COME ON. HE RECYCLED THE LANDING AND USED THE EMERGENCY EXTENSION TO ASSURE THE GEAR WAS DOWN. HE LANDED WITH NO PROBLEMS. MAINTENANCE CHECKED THE LANDING GEAR SYSTEM AND FOUND THE LEFT DOWN LAMP WAS BURNT OUT. THE LAMP WAS REPLACED AND CHECKED OUT TO BE OPERATIONAL.

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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