# Incident 20100809042179I: Piper PA-16, San Jose, CA, August 9, 2010

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 9, 2010, 12:06 local time
- Place: San Jose, CA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- 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: N6913, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6913) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-16 (registry code 7101602, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-16
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-235 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100809042179I

## Narrative

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

DURING LANDING ROLL-OUT DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WAS LOST RESULTING IN N6913 LEAVING THE RUNWAY. N6913 STRUCK A RUNWAY SIGN CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO THE UNDERCARRIAGE AND BELLY OF THE AIRCRAFT AND DAMAGING THE SIGN.

## Other reports on N6913 (1)

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

- [Accident 20131208025119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20131208025119A), Dec 8, 2013: Piper PA-16 (N6913), San Carlos, CA, Substantial damage. Pilot stated she lost control of the aircraft upon landing and ground-looped.

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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