# Incident 19991206035269I: Piper PA34200, San Jose, CA, December 6, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 6, 1999, 22:40 local time
- Place: San Jose, CA
- Airport: San Jose International
- 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: 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: 2,050 total, 70 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991206035269I

## Narrative

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

(-23) NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED UPON LANDING, DAMAGING BOTH PROPELLERS AND FIBERGLASS NOSE CONE OF FUSELAGE.  PIC STATED THAT WHILE PERFORMING PRE LANDING CHECK LIST, STUDENT CALLED OUT FOR GEAR CHECK AND CALLED THREE GREEN. PIC VERIFIED THREE GREEN.  PIC STATED THAT HE MADE AN ADDITIONAL CALL OUT FOR THREE GREEN ON ONE MILE FINAL.  PIC STATED APPROACH AND LANDING WERE NORMAL UP TO THE TIME OF THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSE.  CAUSE OF NOSE GEAR COLLAPSE NOT DETERMINED AT THIS TIME.

## 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 19880819050149I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880819050149I), Aug 19, 1988: Piper PA34200 (N56577), San Jose, CA, Minor damage. Top door latch opened after takeoff. Returned to secure. Nose gear collapsed on landing. Skidded off runway.
- [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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