# Incident 19870131004399I: Piper PA34200T, Austin, TX, January 31, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 31, 1987, 12:00 local time
- Place: Austin, TX
- Airport: Breakaway
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.2672° N, 97.7431° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Austin, TX, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2672&lon=-97.7431&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3981F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3981F-2012-12-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-34-200T (registry code 7103406, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-360 series (registry code 17019, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA34200T
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,233 total, 57 in this make and model, 31 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870131004399I

## Narrative

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

BOUNCED ON TOUCHDOWN AND RIGHT PROPELLER STRUCK THE GROUND.

## Other reports on N3981F (1)

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

- [Accident 19900912040039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900912040039A), Sep 12, 1990: Piper PA34200T (N3981F), Jackson, WY, Substantial damage. Made hard landing collapsing the nose gear. Impact damaged baggage area and bulkhead and loosened the windshield.

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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