# Accident 20070506007949A: Piper PA28235, San Jose, CA, May 6, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 6, 2007, 17:30 local time
- Place: San Jose, CA
- Airport: Reid-Hillview Of Santa Clara
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.3300° N, 121.6864° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3300&lon=-121.6864&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8581W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8581W-2009-12-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-235 (registry code 7102810, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28235
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,230 total, 2,700 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA07CA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07CA123) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070506007949A

## Narrative

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

(-23) N8581W, LANDED HARD ON RUNWAY 31R. THIS HARD LANDING SHEARED OFF THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR, BENDING THE SPAR, BENDING AND BUCKLING THE ENGINE MOUNT AND WARPING THE FIREWALL.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB SEA07CA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07CA123), May 7, 2007: Piper PA28-235 (N8581W), San Jose, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: Wind shear encounter during approach for landing.

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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