# Incident 20070820021159I: Amtr CTSW, San Jose, CA, August 20, 2007

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 20, 2007, 12:15 local time
- Place: San Jose, CA
- Airport: Reid-Hillview Of Santa Clara C
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- 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: N5875, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5875) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Flight Design CTSW (registry code 0600001, https://openairdocs.org/model/flight-design-ctsw) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR CTSW
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 398 total, 26 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070820021159I

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT STATED, PRIOR TO TOUCH DOWN: STRONG WINDS APPEARED TO CAUSE THE AIRCRAFT TO BEGIN PORPOISING APPROXIMATELY THREE TIMES. PILOT STATED THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN HARD, CAUSING THE NOSE GEAR TO COLLAPSE AND THE AIRCRAFT TO SKID 15 FEET ON RWY 31L CENTERLINE.

## Other reports on N5875 (1)

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

- [Incident 20230417020029I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230417020029I), Apr 17, 2023: Flight Design Gmbh CTSW (N5875), Santa Rosa, CA, Minor damage. First pilot in command: aircraft taxing on runway following landing, fixed nose gear collapsed due to component failure (shock piston). Runway was clear of…

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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