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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA23 · San Antonio, TX · February 1, 1978

Date
February 1, 1978 · 23:08 local
Place
San Antonio, TX
Airport
International
Phase of flight
Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N1903T
Reported as
Piper PA23
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,000 total500 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot nearly lost directional control during takeoff when main wheel came off. Preexisting crack caused failure.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT NEARLY LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING TAKEOFF WHEN MAIN WHEEL CAME OFF. PREEXISTING CRACK CAUSED FAILURE.

Other reports on N1903T · 1

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