ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 308541
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| Date: | Monday 20 February 2023 |
| Time: | 14:25 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-24-260 Comanche |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N9267P |
| MSN: | 24-4767 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1968 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Reid–Hillview Airport (RHV/KRHV), San Jose, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Watsonville Airport, CA (WVI/KWVI) |
| San Jose-Reid-Hillview Airport, CA (RHV/KRHV) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
On February 20, 2023, about 1425 Pacific standard time, a Piper PA24-260, N9267P, sustained substantial damage when it was involved in an accident in San Jose, California. The pilot and passenger were not injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 flight.
The pilot departed from his home base of Reid-Hillview Airport (RHV) with a destination of Half Moon Bay Airport (HAF) and reported that the flight was uneventful.
While on the landing approach, he performed the pre-landing checks and realized that he had not heard any movement of the landing gear. He checked the landing gear light, and it was not green, and the emergency extension handle had not moved forward to the landing position.
He cycled the landing gear switch, but the gear did not extend so he decided to abort the landing and fly out over the Ocean to troubleshoot. During that time, he checked the landing gear circuit breaker and it had not tripped and did not appear to be hot. He then cycled landing gear switch, but the gear still did not extend.
He decided to divert back to RHV where there were emergency and maintenance services, rather than proceed with a landing at HAF. Once within the San Jose area, he released the emergency disengage handle in accordance with the emergency procedures. However, the landing gear still did not extend, and the emergency extension bar was jammed, and did not move forward. He decided to perform a series of high-G maneuvers to help the gear extended, and during each pull-up he pushed the extension handle. After multiple attempts, the handle finally moved forward to what appeared to be the fully extended position, however the green landing gear light still did not illuminate.
He then decided to land at RHV after tower controllers at San Jose International Airport and RHV reported that the gear was down. The landing was uneventful, and the landing gear appeared to be locked however when he retarded the throttle, the nose gear started to retract, followed by the main gear.
The airplane sustained structural damage to both lower center beams and multiple bulkheads during the ensuing ground roll.
Sources:
https://www.kron4.com/news/plane-crash-reported-at-county-airport-in-san-jose/
NTSB
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N9267P/history/20230220/2042Z?fbclid=IwAR2Jd5eegHPvd3jVu8XbQQJ9_X6QLpotM7RZPnBY3NqljB3YLzmIH3ADfRY
https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=acd7cf&lat=37.353&lon=-121.963&zoom=13.3&showTrace=2023-02-20&trackLabels
https://www.airport-data.com/images/aircraft/001/375/001375329.jpg (photo)
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