# Incident 19861220081049I: Piper J4A, Tomball, TX, December 20, 1986

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 20, 1986, 16:15 local time
- Place: Tomball, TX
- Airport: David Wayne Hooks
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.0618° N, 95.5528° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DAVID WAYNE HOOKS MEML (DWH), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0618&lon=-95.5528&mi=10
- Aircraft: N31194, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N31194) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper J4A (registry code 7100604, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j4a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J4A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 300 total, 3 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861220081049I

## Narrative

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

RIGHT MAIN GEAR FELL OFF IN THE PATTERN. FOUND THE OLEO ASSEMBLY HAD FAILED.

## Other reports on N31194 (1)

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

- [Incident 20061209025829I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061209025829I), Dec 9, 2006: Piper J4A (N31194), Lancaster, TX, Minor damage. (-23) Reported incident Lancaster Texas. Investigation of incident: RH main landing gear disconnected from airframe during takeoff from runway 13 lnc airport.…

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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