# Incident 20200725006869I: Piper PA-44-180, San Jose, CA, July 25, 2020

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 25, 2020, 11:55 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: 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: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,498 total, 134 in this make and model, 188 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200725006869I

## Narrative

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

UPON LANDING AT REID-HILLVIEW AIRPORT NOSE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED. MECHANIC REPORTED BROKEN DRAGLINK BOLT. NO INJURIES.

## Other reports on N79JT (2)

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

- [Incident 20160210024099I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160210024099I), Feb 10, 2016: Piper PA-44-180 (N79JT), San Jose, CA, Minor damage. 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.…
- [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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