37.3394° N, 121.8950° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of San Jose, CA, within about 8 miles.Open in the map
Date
March 13, 2013 · 18:50 local
Place
San Jose, CA
Airport
Reid-Hillview
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N217WS
Reported as
Piper PA-32R-301T
Reported engine
Lycoming TIO-540-AH1A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
2,000 total180 in this make and model90 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Nose and right main landing gear assembly collapsed on runway 31R at Reid-Hillview Airport. The left main landing gear assembly was in the down and locked position. There were no injuries. The aircraft had minor damage.
As the FAA filed it
NOSE AND RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR ASSEMBLY COLLAPSED ON RUNWAY 31R AT REID-HILLVIEW AIRPORT. THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR ASSEMBLY WAS IN THE DOWN AND LOCKED POSITION. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT HAD MINOR DAMAGE.