# Incident 19880819050149I: Piper PA34200, San Jose, CA, August 19, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 19, 1988, 18:00 local time
- Place: San Jose, CA
- Airport: San Jose International
- 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: N56577, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N56577-2010-11-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-34-200 (registry code 7103405, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA34200
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,225 total, 20 in this make and model, 400 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880819050149I

## Narrative

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

TOP DOOR LATCH OPENED AFTER TAKEOFF. RETURNED TO SECURE. NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED ON LANDING. SKIDDED OFF RUNWAY.

## Other reports on N56577 (5)

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

- [Incident 20030519011109I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030519011109I), May 19, 2003: Piper PA34200 (N56577), San Jose, CA, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot stated he completed the pre-landing check list and turned short final for runway 31R at Reid-Hillview municipal airport (rhv). The landing gear…
- [Incident 20021004028779I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021004028779I), Oct 4, 2002: Piper PA34200 (N56577), San Jose, CA, Minor damage. (-23) In a letter dated October 29, 2002, the pilot states that he approached the runway at the recommended approach speed, rounding out at 91-92 mph touching…
- [Incident 19991206035269I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991206035269I), Dec 6, 1999: Piper PA34200 (N56577), San Jose, CA, Minor damage. (-23) Nose gear collapsed upon landing, damaging both propellers and fiberglass nose cone of fuselage. PIC stated that while performing pre landing check list,…
- [Incident 19870528033389I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870528033389I), May 28, 1987: Piper PA34200 (N56577), San Jose, CA, Minor damage. The nose wheel failed to center during retraction and jammed. Pilot was unable to extend nose gear before landing.
- [Incident 19800826065679I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800826065679I), Aug 26, 1980: Piper PA34200 (N56577), Burlington, CO, Minor damage. Pilot made a hard landing, damaging prop, cowl and landing gear.

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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