# Incident 20260820011419I: Piper PA-23-250, San Jose, CA, August 20, 2026

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 20, 2026, 10:35 local time
- Place: San Jose, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- 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: N6321Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6321Y) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-250 (registry code 7102308, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (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-23-250
- Reported engine: LYCOMING TI0-540 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 12,447 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260820011419I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED KTCY TO KRHV. AT KRHV PILOT CLEARED FOR 31R PLACED LANDING LIGHT ON, FUEL PUMPS ON AND SLOWED TO GEAR/FLAP SPEED PLACED GEAR HANDLE IN DOWN POSITION CONFIRMED GEAR HANDLE RETURNED TO THE OFF POSITION/3 GREENS AND VISUAL ON NOSE WHEEL THRU MIRROR ON LEFT ENGINE NACELLE. LANDING WAS MADE ON THE MAIN GEAR FOLLOWED BY THE NOSE GEAR. AS THE NOSE GEAR CONTACTED THE RUNWAY AND DURING ROLLOUT THE PILOT NOTICED IT GAVE WAY AND THE PILOTS VIEW WAS BELOW NORMAL. PILOT APPLIED BACK PRESSURE (ELEVATOR) TO REDUCE SPEED OF WHICH NOSE WAS GOING DOWN, ENGINES AT IDLE, THE AIRCRAFT NOSE CONTACTED GROUND AND PILOT KEPT THE AIRCRAFT STRAIGHT ON CENTER LINE. THE PILOT SECURED SWITCHED/LEVERS AND EXCITED AIRCRAFT ASAP.

## Other reports on N6321Y (1)

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

- [Incident 20080216849609I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080216849609I), Feb 16, 2008: Piper PA23250 (N6321Y), Peoria, IL, No damage. (-23) Incident no. [privacy data omitted]. After takeoff in Peoria, IL on runway 22, raised gear and smelled strong odor of burning rubber. Pilot declared…

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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