# Incident 20250907015649I: Epic Aircraft LLC E1000, San Jose, CA, September 7, 2025

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 7, 2025, 20:33 local time
- Place: San Jose, CA
- Airport: Reid-Hillview Of Santa Clara C
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- 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: N371CE, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N371CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Epic E1000 (registry code 3390119, https://openairdocs.org/model/epic-e1000) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-67A (registry code 52207, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-67a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EPIC AIRCRAFT LLC E1000
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,900 total, 60 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250907015649I

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT REPORTED THIS INCIDENT TO THE FAA AFTER IT OCCURRED. AT 8:33 PM LOCAL TIME, THE PILOT LANDED AT REID-HILLVIEW AIRPORT ON RUNWAY 31R. HE ROLLED OUT AND BEGAN HIS RIGHT TURN TO TAXIWAY Y3 ABOUT 30 FEET TOO EARLY FOR THE RECENTLY RECONFIGURED MARKINGS AND LIGHTING. HIS PROP TIP IMPACTED THE TAXIWAY LIGHT CLOSEST TO THE RUNWAY. GREEN PAINT ON GREY ASPHALT WITHOUT A WHITE OR YELLOW BORDER NOW DESIGNATES THE PAVED AREA AS ONE THAT SHOULD NOT BE ENTERED. THE PILOT MAKES THE CASE, USING AIM 2-3-2.B, 2-3-3 AND AC 150/5340-1M THAT THE LACK OF RUNWAY EDGE MARKING WHERE IT IS ADJACENT TO THE NEW GREEN-PAINTED AREAS CONTRIBUTED TO THIS INCIDENT AND WILL CONTINUE TO NOT GUIDE ARRIVING TRAFFIC ON RUNWAY 31R.

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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