# Incident 19781103024259I: Rkwell 500A, Houston, TX, November 3, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 3, 1978, 19:00 local time
- Place: Houston, TX
- Airport: Hobby
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.7633° N, 95.3633° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Houston, TX, within about 14 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7633&lon=-95.3633&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6136X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6136X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander 500-A (registry code 0141104, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-500-a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RKWELL 500A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,530 total, 275 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/19781103024259I

## Narrative

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

TOUCHED DOWN WITH GEAR UP, MADE GO-AROUND, LANDED SAFELY.

## Other reports on N6136X (1)

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

- [Incident 19790627017509I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790627017509I), Jun 27, 1979: Rkwell 500A (N6136X), Ardmore, OK, Minor damage. Pilot retracted gear on roll out.

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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