# Accident 20020222003189A: Beech V35, Sanjose, CA, February 22, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 22, 2002, 18:15 local time
- Place: Sanjose, CA
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.3625° N, 121.9289° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3625&lon=-121.9289&mi=10
- Aircraft: N131Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N131Y-2002-06-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech V35 (registry code 1151538, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-v35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH V35
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX02LA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02LA091) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020222003189A

## Narrative

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

(.19) ON FEBRUARY 22, 2002, AT 1815 HOURS PACIFIC STANDARD TIME, A BEECH V35, N131Y, COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND DURING A FORCED LANDING AT SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA. THE AIRPLANE WAS OPERATED BY SAN JOSE FLYING CLUB UNDER 14 CFR PART 91. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED AND THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND A VISUAL FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT SANTA MONICA, CALIFORNIA, ABOUT 1615. THE PILOT REPORTED TO A FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION INSPECTOR THAT DURING THE APPROACH TO THE SAN JOSE AIRPORT, ABOUT 1,700 TO 2,000 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL, THE AIRPLANE EXPERIENCED MODERATE TURBULENCE, AND AS THE PILOT ADDED ENGINE POWER IT FAILED TO RESPOND. HE PERFORMED A FORCED LANDING IN A SCHOOL YARD ABOUT 5 MILES SOUTH OF THE AIRPORT. THE PILOT REPORTED HE DID NOT CHANGE FUEL TANKS, AND LOOKED FOR A SUITABLE LANDING AREA. THE INSPECTOR STATED THAT THERE WAS FUEL IN BOTH FUEL TANKS FOLLOWING THE FORCED LANDING. (-23) ON FEBRUARY 22, 2002, THE PILOT MR. JAMES RAYVON WILLIAMS DEPARTED SANTA MONICA MUNI. (CMO) AT APPROXIMATELY 1615 PST ON A RETURN PLEASURE FLIGHT TO SAN JOSE AIRPORT (SJC). AT AN ALTITUDE OF ABOUT 2000 FEET, AND ON THE    DESCENT INTO SAN JOSE AIRPORT, THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO ADD POWER BUT WAS NOTSUCCESSFUL. THE PILOT MADE A FORCED LANDING INTO AN OPEN FIELD AT DEL MAR HIGH SCHOOL. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A SMALL BUILDING AND A FENCE AND SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX02LA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02LA091), Feb 23, 2002: Beech V35 (N131Y), San Jose, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: a loss of engine power for undetermined reasons, which resulted in a forced landing into a residential area.

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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