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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piaggio Aero Industries P180 · San Jose, CA · March 24, 2016

Date: March 24, 2016 · 12:05 local
Place: San Jose, CA
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N871AT
Reported as: Piaggio Aero Industries P180
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-66B
People aboard: 4
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 4,300 total250 in this make and model45 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Thursday March 24 @ approximately 12:10 PST immediately after takeoff San Jose ATCT was notified by the PIC of N871AT that the aircraft was experiencing a hydraulic problem and needed to return to the airport. The aircraft made a pass over runway 30L to certify with ATC whether or not the gear appeared down which the tower confirmed. Sjc emergency vehicles were dispatched. Upon touchdown on 30 left at about the 2000 foot markers, the gear collapsed and the aircraft slid approximately 1000 feet, coming to rest approximately 3000 feet from the runway threshold on a heading of approximately 320 degrees to the left of the center line of the runway. The pilot and three passengers then evacuated the aircraft and no injuries were reported.

As the FAA filed it

THURSDAY MARCH 24 @ APPROXIMATELY 12:10 PST IMMEDIATELY AFTER TAKEOFF SAN JOSE ATCT WAS NOTIFIED BY THE PIC OF N871AT THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS EXPERIENCING A HYDRAULIC PROBLEM AND NEEDED TO RETURN TO THE AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT MADE A PASS OVER RUNWAY 30L TO CERTIFY WITH ATC WHETHER OR NOT THE GEAR APPEARED DOWN WHICH THE TOWER CONFIRMED. SJC EMERGENCY VEHICLES WERE DISPATCHED. UPON TOUCHDOWN ON 30 LEFT AT ABOUT THE 2000 FOOT MARKERS, THE GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE AIRCRAFT SLID APPROXIMATELY 1000 FEET, COMING TO REST APPROXIMATELY 3000 FEET FROM THE RUNWAY THRESHOLD ON A HEADING OF APPROXIMATELY 320 DEGREES TO THE LEFT OF THE CENTER LINE OF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT AND THREE PASSENGERS THEN EVACUATED THE AIRCRAFT AND NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED.