# Incident 20130519009679I: John Swanstrom RV-9A, San Jose, CA, May 19, 2013

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 19, 2013, 17:58 local time
- Place: San Jose, CA
- Airport: Reid-Hillview Of Santa Clara C
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: 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: N969JS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N969JS) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: John Swanstrom RV-9A (registry code 05631S6, https://openairdocs.org/model/john-swanstrom-rv-9a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-320-D1A (registry code 42394, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-d1a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: JOHN SWANSTROM RV-9A
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-320-D1A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 783 total, 40 in this make and model, 61 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130519009679I

## Narrative

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

LANDED HARD AT CATALINA (KAVX). REPORTED BENT NOSE GEAR PRIOR TO LANDING AT SAN JOSE (KRHV). INJURIES: NONE. DAMAGE: MINOR, BENT NOSE GEAR.

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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