# Accident 20040716018389A: Amtr RV6A, San Jose, CA, July 16, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 16, 2004, 16:58 local time
- Place: San Jose, CA
- Airport: Reid-Hillview Of Santa Clara
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.3328° N, 121.8197° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3328&lon=-121.8197&mi=10
- Aircraft: N16TN, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N16TN-2005-09-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Newell Thomas J RV6A (registry code 05605Z0, https://openairdocs.org/model/newell-thomas-j-rv6a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR RV6A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,706 total, 86 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX04LA269](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04LA269) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040716018389A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JULY 16, 2004, AT 1658 PDT, AN EXPERIMENTAL AMATEUR-BUILT NEWELL RV-6A AIRPLANE, N16TN, OVERRAN THE RUNWAY AND IMPACTED THE PERIMETER FENCE DURING A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING AT THE REID-HILLVIEW (RHV) AIRPORT LOCATED IN SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM SAN LUIS OBISPO, CALIFORNIA, APPROXIMATELY 1.5 HOURS PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. THE AIRCRAFT ORIGINAL DESTINATION WAS HAYWARD, CALIFORNIA. THE PILOT STATED THAT WHILE IN CRUISE FLIGHT OVER RHV HE NOTICED THAT THE OIL PRESSURE GAUGE WAS READING LOW AND CONTINUED TO DROP. HE CONTINUED TO MONITOR THE OIL TEMPERATURE GAUGE AND NOTICED IT WAS INDICATING HIGHER THAN NORMAL TEMPERATURE. HE CONCLUDED THAT THE ENGINE EITHER LOST OR WAS LOSING ENGINE OIL, THEREFORE, HE ELECTED TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY AND CONDUCT A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING AT RHV. DURING LANDING, THE PILOT SAID HE LANDED TOO FAST AND COULD NOT STOP THE AIRCRAFT PRIOR TO OVERRUNNING THE END OF RUNWAY 31R. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED AN AIRPORT PERIMETER FENCE AND CAME TO REST UPRIGHT.

## 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 LAX04LA269](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04LA269), Jul 16, 2004: Newell RV-6A (N16TN), San Jose, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's misjudgment of the airplane's distance/speed during a precautionary landing, which resulted in the airplane overrunning the runway. Contributing factors were failure of an oil line, and…

## Other reports on N16TN (1)

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

- [Accident 20050412007259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050412007259A), Apr 12, 2005: Amtr RV6A (N16TN), Hayward, CA, Substantial damage. (-23) While investigating the cause of engine failure discovered the fuel flow to the engine was restricted. Found two inline fuel filters, installed between…

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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