# Incident 19780201005219I: Piper PA23, San Antonio, TX, February 1, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 1, 1978, 23:08 local time
- Place: San Antonio, TX
- Airport: International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 29.4241° N, 98.4936° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Antonio, TX, within about 13 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.4241&lon=-98.4936&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1903T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1903T-2011-05-19) (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 PA23
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 500 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780201005219I

## Narrative

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

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.

- [Incident 19780525040379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780525040379I), May 25, 1978: Piper PA23250 (N1903T), Dallas, TX, Minor damage. Hydraulic leak noted in flight. Unable to extend nose gear up.

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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