# Incident 20160429004149I: Piper PA-28R-200, San Carlos, CA, April 29, 2016

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 29, 2016, 15:00 local time
- Place: San Carlos, CA
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.5119° N, 122.2494° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5119&lon=-122.2494&mi=10
- Aircraft: N200KR, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N200KR) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28R-200
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR16IA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR16IA100) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160429004149I

## Narrative

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

SAN CARLOS, CA (SQL): BYF17, N200KR, PA28, AIRCRAFT DEPARTED SAN CARLOS FROM RWY 30 FOR A LOCAL AREA FLIGHT. AT 3 MILES NORTH OF THE AIRPORT THE PILOT INDICATED THEIR INTENTIONS TO RETURN TO THE AIRPORT FOR LANDING DUE TO AN EQUIPMENT ISSUE. WHEN QUERIED BY THE TOWER CONTROLLER AS TO THE TYPE OF PROBLEM, THE PILOT RESPONDED WITH A BROKEN THROTTLE CABLE ISSUE, THAT THEY WOULD BE FAST ON FINAL AND KILL THE ENGINE UPON TOUCHDOWN AND ROLL OFF THE RUNWAY AT THE FIRST AVAILABLE INTERSECTION. AIRPORT OPERATIONS STANDBY ALERT VEHICLE WAS INFORMED AND STANDING BY. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT, SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE AND EXITED THE RUNWAY AT INTERSECTION CHARLIE. AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP ON KILO TAXIWAY CLEAR OF THE RUNWAY. AIRPORT OPERATIONS ASSISTED AIRCRAFT OFF OF THE MOVEMENT AREA TO PARKING NOTF'D SJC FSDO/MIKE; SAN CARLOS FLIGHT CTR/MOR POB: UNKN, INJURIES: NONE, DAMAGE: NONE RPTD, 4/29 2200Z

## 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 WPR16IA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR16IA100), Apr 29, 2016: Piper PA28 (N200KR), San Carlos, CA, incident, no damage. Probable cause: The failure of maintenance personnel to properly install and secure the input swivel boot on the swivel joint, which resulted in excessive vibration that led to fatigue cracks and failure of the…

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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