# Accident 19860707031079A: Piper PA24260, San Antonio, TX, July 7, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 7, 1986, 13:26 local time
- Place: San Antonio, TX
- Airport: San Antonio International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.4092° N, 98.6296° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.4092&lon=-98.6296&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9165P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9165P-2017-04-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-260 (registry code 7102406, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24260
- Reported engine: LYC O540E4A5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 400 total, 100 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW86LA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW86LA122) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860707031079A

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO COMPENSATE FOR MILD CROSSWIND.VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY SIDE ON LANDING.PUSHED LEFT MAIN GEAR INTO LEFT WING.

## 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 FTW86LA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW86LA122), Jul 7, 1986: Piper PA-24-260 (N9165P), San Antonio, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9165P (3)

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

- [Accident 19850625027909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850625027909A), Jun 25, 1985: Piper PA24260 (N9165P), Opa Locka, FL, Substantial damage. Right main collapsed with probable hard landing. IFR night flight with various radar assists. PIC denied medical.
- [Incident 19811223087809I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811223087809I), Dec 23, 1981: Piper PA24260 (N9165P), Gainesville, FL, Minor damage. Electrical failure en route. Misused aux gear system. Gear collapsed on landing. Relay overload tripped. Changed.
- [Incident 19780728036769I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780728036769I), Jul 28, 1978: Piper PA24 (N9165P), Asheville, NC, Minor damage. After flying 4 hour leg, the pilot touched down nose first, porpoised. Damaged prop tips.

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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