# Incident 19810506031679I: Piper PA28RT201, San Jose, CA, May 6, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 6, 1981, 15:30 local time
- Place: San Jose, CA
- Airport: Reid Hillveiw
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.3394° N, 121.8950° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Jose, CA, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3394&lon=-121.8950&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8164Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8164Z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28RT-201 (registry code 7102818, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28rt-201) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28RT201
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 124 total, 6 in this make and model, 155 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810506031679I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT STRUCK SIGNAL LIGHT DURING APPROACH.MADE GO AROUND AND TOWER FLY BY. LEFT GEAR COLLAPSED AT TOUCHDOWN.

## Other reports on N8164Z (1)

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

- [Incident 20140503006209I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140503006209I), May 3, 2014: Piper PA-28RT-201 (N8164Z), Santee, CA, Minor damage. PIC had been conducting a series of touch and go landings. PIC stated that he may have been distracted when asked to extend downwind. Also stated that he…

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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