# Incident 19970603018059I: Piper PA34200T, San Jose, CA, June 3, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 3, 1997, 13:50 local time
- Place: San Jose, CA
- Airport: Reid-Hillview Of Santa Clara
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.3329° N, 121.8198° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at REID-HILLVIEW OF SANTA CLARA COUNTY (RHV), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3329&lon=-121.8198&mi=10
- Aircraft: N134RJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N134RJ-2018-01-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-34-200T (registry code 7103406, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-360 series (registry code 17019, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA34200T
- Reported engine: CONT LTSIO360E
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,500 total, 25 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970603018059I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ACCORDING TO THE PILOT'S STATEMENT, HE DID NOT HAVE GOOD FINAL SPEED AND FEELING UNDER PRESSURE BY LANDING AT A SHORT LANDING FIELD, HIS LANDING WAS HARD CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO PORPOISE, STRIKING THE PROPELLER OF THE RIGHT ENGINE. HE HAD MADE TWO PRIOR ATTEMPTS TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT. NO OTHER DAMAGE WAS INFLICTED TO THE AIRCRAFT. NO PILOT DEVIATION INVOLVED AND NO 8020-11 WAS GENERATED. A COPY OF THIS REPORT WAS FURNISHED TO THE SJC FSDO OPERATIONS UNIT. THIS CONCLUDES THIS INVESTIGATION AND THIS REPORT IS CLOSED.

## Other reports on N134RJ (3)

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

- [Incident 20051112027599I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051112027599I), Nov 12, 2005: Piper PA34200T (N134RJ), Long Beach, CA, Minor damage. (-23) This was a one (1) hour training flight where [privacy data omitted] was the flight instructor and [privacy data omitted] was the student. Both pilots…
- [Incident 20000916022519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000916022519I), Sep 16, 2000: Piper PA34200T (N134RJ), Long Beach, CA, Minor damage. (-23) A/c had experienced a gear up landing prior to this incident and had just been returned to service. This was the first maintenance check flight and first…
- [Incident 20000819026199I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000819026199I), Aug 19, 2000: Piper PA34200T (N134RJ), Long Beach, CA, Minor damage. (-23) On final approach to lgb the pilot noticed an excessive sink rate. The pilot initiated a go around but was unable to arrest sink rate. The aircraft MLG…

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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