# Incident 19830908065469I: Piper PA28R180, San Jose, CA, September 8, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 8, 1983, 19:30 local time
- Place: San Jose, CA
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- 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: N7449J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7449J-2013-02-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-180 (registry code 7102809, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R180
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 22 total, 16 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830908065469I

## Narrative

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

MADE A LONG FINAL POWERED APPROACH DUE TO OTHER TRAFFIC, THEN LANDED GEAR UP. TOWER WARNING WAS TOO LATE.

## Other reports on N7449J (3)

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

- [Accident 19830622060289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830622060289A), Jun 22, 1983: Piper PA28R180 (N7449J), Tracy, CA, Substantial damage. No nose gear down light. Made hard one wheel landing while preoccupied with gear light. Went around. Landed normal.
- [Incident 19791213047289I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791213047289I), Dec 13, 1979: Piper PA28R180 (N7449J), San Jose, CA, Minor damage. Pilot landed with left main gear jammed in up position. Improper oversize bolt on gear door caught lip of wheelwell
- [Accident 19760220002499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760220002499A), Feb 20, 1976: Piper PA28R180 (N7449J), Ensenada, Substantial damage. Invest under jurisdiction of govt of Mexico.

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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