# Incident 19970627022979I: Cessna TU206G, San Jose, CA, June 27, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 27, 1997, 12:30 local time
- Place: San Jose, CA
- Airport: San Jose International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- 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: N9493Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9493Z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna TU206G (registry code 2073357, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-tu206g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA TU206G
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,425 total, 500 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970627022979I

## Narrative

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

NO GEAR UP LIGHT ON RETRACTION THEN FAILED SHOW DOWN. FLYBY DOWN. LANDING LEFT MAIN FOLDED. ACTUATOR ROD BENT.

## Other reports on N9493Z (1)

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

- [Accident 20250801009849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250801009849A), Aug 1, 2025: Cessna TU206G (N9493Z), Ellsworth, ME, Substantial damage. The aircraft was on approach for landing on the south end of green lake about 7 miles north-northwest of Ellsworth, Maine. The pilot reported that the approach…

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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