FAA incident report · Eurocopter AS 350 BA · San Jose, CA · February 22, 2010
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
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The pilot contacted sjc tower three miles north of San Jose airport and reported a hydraulic failure. The pilot landed at San Jose airport on taxiway victor.
THE PILOT CONTACTED SJC TOWER THREE MILES NORTH OF SAN JOSE AIRPORT AND REPORTED A HYDRAULIC FAILURE. THE PILOT LANDED AT SAN JOSE AIRPORT ON TAXIWAY VICTOR.