# Incident 20110701012819I: Cessna 180E, San Jose, CA, July 1, 2011

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 1, 2011, 15:45 local time
- Place: San Jose, CA
- Airport: Reid Hillview
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: 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: N2657Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2657Y) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180E (registry code 2072612, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180E
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot, student
- Pilot flight hours: 1,200 total, 40 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110701012819I

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT OF N2657Y WAS PERFORMING A THREE-POINT LANDING AT REID HILL VIEW AIRPORT, CA.  DURING TOUCHDOWN THE AIRPLANE SWERVED SHARPLY TO THE LEFT.  A GROUND LOOP BEGAN TO DEVELOP.  THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE RUNWAY SURFACE. THE PILOT TAXIED TO PARKING AND DISCOVERED THE OUTER TIPS OF THE PROPELLER HAD BEEN DAMAGED.

## Other reports on N2657Y (2)

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

- [Incident 19820821065069I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820821065069I), Aug 21, 1982: Cessna 180 (N2657Y), Inyokern, CA, Minor damage. Struck by whirlwind on the takeoff roll, pilot lost control. Aircraft ground looped.
- [Accident 19740720030039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740720030039A), Jul 20, 1974: Cessna 180E (N2657Y), Canon City, CO, 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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