# Accident 20061120025649A: Univar 1081, San Jose, CA, November 20, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 20, 2006, 12:32 local time
- Place: San Jose, CA
- 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: N97949, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N97949) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Stinson 108-1 (registry code 9230404, https://openairdocs.org/model/stinson-108-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6A4150 series (registry code 27024, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6a4150-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: UNIVAR 1081
- Reported engine: FRNKLN 6A4150*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 525 total, 20 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX07LA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX07LA040) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061120025649A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT IN COMMAND DEPARTED REID-HILLVIEW AIRPORT (RHV) AT APPROXIMATELY 12:15 PDT AND MADE ONE CIRCUIT AROUND THE PATTERN. HE THEN DEPARTED THE AIRPORT AND FLEW APPROXIMATELY 10 NM SOUTHEAST, TURNED AROUND AND HEADED BACK TO THE AIRPORT. AS HE WAS FLYING OVER A VFR REPORTING POINT (8.5 NM SE), HE HEARD A LOUD BANG AND THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN SHUTTERING VIOLENTLY. THE PILOT STATED HE REDUCED THE THROTTLE TO IDLE AND THE SHUTTERING STOPPED. HE ADVANCED THE THROTTLE ONCE AGAIN AND THE SHUTTERING BECAME WORSE PROPORTIONATELY. HE SAID AT THIS POINT HE REALIZED HE WAS NOT ABLE TO LAND AT THE AIRPORT AND ELECTED TO LAND IN THE OPEN SPACE PASTURE BELOW HIM. HE REMEMBERS COMPLETING TWO SPIRALS AND LANDING THE AIRCRAFT UPHILL HEADING SOUTHEAST. WHILE MAKING A WHEEL LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT WAS HEADED FOR A CLUSTER OF ROCKS; THE PILOT APPLIED SLIGHT RIGHT RUDDER TO STEER THE AIRCRAFT CLEAR OF THE ROCKS. JUST PRIOR TO THE TAIL TOUCHING DOWN, THE LEFT MAIN WHEEL STRUCK A DIRT MOUND AND FLIPPED THE AIRCRAFT OVER ON ITS BACK. THE PILOT SECURED THE AIRCRAFT AND EXITED WITH NO INJURIES.

## 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 LAX07LA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX07LA040), Nov 20, 2006: Stinson 108-1 (N97949), San Jose, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: Partial loss of engine power due to a seized exhaust valve during cruise flight. Rough terrain at the forced landing site was a contributing factor.

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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