# Incident 20160210024099I: Piper PA-44-180, San Jose, CA, February 10, 2016

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 10, 2016, 09:00 local time
- Place: San Jose, CA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- 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: N79JT, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N79JT) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-44-180 (registry code 7104402, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-44-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-44-180
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 2,800 total, 390 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160210024099I

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATED THAT AS THEY PERFORMED A RUN UP PRIOR TO FLIGHT THAT ONE OF THE ENGINES QUIT AND HE WAS UNABLE TO RESTART. HE REQUESTED TAXI BACK TO PARKING. WHILE TAXIING BACK TO PARKING AND DUE TO ONLY ONE ENGINE OPERATING THE PILOT CLIPPED THE LEFT HAND WING TIP OF A HANGAR.

## Other reports on N79JT (2)

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

- [Incident 20200725006869I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200725006869I), Jul 25, 2020: Piper PA-44-180 (N79JT), San Jose, CA, Minor damage. Upon landing at Reid-Hillview airport nose landing gear collapsed. Mechanic reported broken draglink bolt. No injuries.
- [Incident 20050326011709I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050326011709I), Mar 26, 2005: Piper PA44180 (N79JT), Hayward, CA, Minor damage. (-23) Aircraft was on taxiway after landing when nose gear collapsed. No injury to pilot/passenger. The nose gear drag link assy failed at the attach point.…

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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