# Incident 20030813020159I: Tcrafk DCO65TCRAFT, San Jose, CA, August 13, 2003

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 13, 2003, 17:10 local time
- Place: San Jose, CA
- Airport: Reid-Hillview Of Santa Clara
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- 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: N50839, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N50839) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Taylorcraft DCO-65 (registry code 8850408, https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-dco-65) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TCRAFK DCO65TCRAFT
- Reported engine: CONT C65*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,350 total, 200 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030813020159I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON AUGUST 13, 2003, AT APPROXIMATELY 17:10 PDT A TAYLORCRAFT N50839 MADE A FORCED LANDING IN A FIELD JUST SHORT OF RUNWAY 31L AT REID-HILLVIEW AIRPORT IN SAN JOSE, CA. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR STATED THAT WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH, HE NOTICED THEY WERE LOW ON THE VISUAL GLIDE SLOPE. SINCE THIS WAS THE STUDENTS SECOND FLIGHT LESSON, HE DECIDED TO HELP HIM WITH THE APPROACH AND ATTEMPTED TO ADD POWER. THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO IDLE REGARDLESS OF THROTTLE APPLICATION. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR REALIZED THEY WOULD NOT MAKE THE RUNWAY AND OPTED TO LAND IN A FIELD PRIOR TO THE RUNWAY. NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT OCCURRED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR OR STUDENT. THE INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT WAS BEING OPERATED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91.

## Other reports on N50839 (3)

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

- [Incident 20070810016149I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070810016149I), Aug 10, 2007: Tcrafk DCO65TCRAFT (N50839), San Jose, CA, No damage. (-23) Pilot stated that on climbout (upwind leg) aircraft lost most of its power which resulted in an off field emergency landing on a local road.
- [Incident 19900718036239I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900718036239I), Jul 18, 1990: Tcrafk DCO65TCRAFT (N50839), San Jose, CA, Minor damage. Propeller tip separated on takeoff roll. Aborted without incident.
- [Accident 19800430011589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800430011589A), Apr 30, 1980: Tcrafk DCO65 (N50839), San Jose, CA, Substantial damage. Ground-looped during landing roll. Ran off runway and overturned.

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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