# Incident 19850414026459I: Piper PA24260, San Jose, CA, April 14, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 14, 1985, 18:58 local time
- Place: San Jose, CA
- Airport: Reid Hillview
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- 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: N8816P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8816P-2013-05-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-260 (registry code 7102406, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24260
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,298 total, 1,128 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850414026459I

## Narrative

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

PILOT MAY HAVE HIT GEAR SWITCH WITH HAND WHILE TURNING FUEL PUMP OFF. GEAR COLLAPSED ON ROLLOUT.

## Other reports on N8816P (1)

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

- [Accident 20090220008669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090220008669A), Feb 20, 2009: Piper PA24260 (N8816P), Lincoln, CA, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot was practicing landings at Lincoln airport. On one approach, while downwind, cabin door opened. Pilot was distracted while attempting to close 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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