# Incident 20091226024109I: Bbavia 7KCAB, San Jose, CA, December 26, 2009

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 26, 2009
- Place: San Jose, CA
- Airport: Reid-Hillview Of Santa Clara C
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing
- 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: N5156X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5156X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7KCAB (registry code 21101P3, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7kcab) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-320 series (registry code 41509, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7KCAB
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,500 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20091226024109I

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATED, AFTER FLARING, AIRCRAFT MADE A HARDER THAN AVERAGE LANDING ON THE RUNWAY 13L.  PILOT STATED UPON LANDING, THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR LEG AND WHEEL SNAPPED OFF THE AIRCRAFT.  THE RIGHT WING CAME DOWN AND THE AIRPLANE MADE A SLOW RIGHT TURN OFF THE RUNWAY INTO THE GRASS AREA BETWEEN BOTH RUNWAYS.

## Other reports on N5156X (1)

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

- [Accident 19830917057369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830917057369A), Sep 17, 1983: Bbavia 7KCAB (N5156X), Santa Ynez, CA, Substantial damage. Landed short of the runway. Deep furrows caused substantial damage.

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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