# Accident 19820109000439A: Piper PA34200, Tomball, TX, January 9, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 9, 1982, 17:45 local time
- Place: Tomball, TX
- Airport: David Wayne Hooks
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.0907° N, 95.6095° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0907&lon=-95.6095&mi=10
- Aircraft: N55489, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N55489-1997-07-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-34-200 (registry code 7103405, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA34200
- Reported engine: LYC IO360C1E6
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,200 total, 60 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW82DA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA038) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820109000439A

## Narrative

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

WHEEL OF AIRCRAFT FELL INTO HOLE DURING TAXI FOR TAKEOFF. CONSTRUCTION SITE WAS NOT MARKED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW82DA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA038), Jan 9, 1982: Piper PA-34 (N55489), Tomball, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N55489 (1)

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

- [Incident 19860424023489I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860424023489I), Apr 24, 1986: Piper PA34200 (N55489), Martinsburg, WV, Minor damage. During rollout right wing dropped. Found support bracket had separated from attach point.

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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