# Accident 20200228000829A: Piper PA 46-350P, San Jose, CA, February 28, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 28, 2020, 11:51 local time
- Place: San Jose, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.3631° N, 121.9286° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3631&lon=-121.9286&mi=10
- Aircraft: N304LA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N304LA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA 46-350P (registry code 7104620, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-46-350p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA 46-350P
- Reported engine: LYCOMING TI0-540 SER
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR20LA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20LA104) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200228000829A

## Narrative

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

ON FEBRUARY 28, 2020, AT APPROXIMATELY 1151 PST, N304LA, PA46 LANDED GEAR UP ON RUNWAY 30L, SAN JOSE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (SJC).  PILOT STATED THEY WERE ENROUTE TO SAN MARTIN AIRPORT (E16), ON APPROACH, THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR BUT THE GEAR WOULD NOT EXTEND, SEVERAL ATTEMPTS WERE MADE INCLUDING THE EMERGENCY LANDING GEAR SYSTEM.  THE PILOT ELECTED TO LAND AT SAN JOSE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (SJC).

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB WPR20LA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20LA104), Feb 28, 2020: Piper PA46 (N304LA), San Jose, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure to properly service the hydraulic power pack prevented a normal landing gear extension. Contributing to the accident was the failure of the landing gear emergency release valve to…

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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