# Incident 19891012054499I: Grumav TBM3EAIRTRD, Harlingen, TX, October 12, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 12, 1989, 16:13 local time
- Place: Harlingen, TX
- Airport: Rio Grande Valley International Airport
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.1906° N, 97.6961° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Harlingen, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.1906&lon=-97.6961&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4170A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4170A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman TBM-3E (registry code 3950310, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-tbm-3e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Wright R-2600 series (registry code 67050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-r-2600-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMAV TBM3EAIRTRD
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,000 total, 100 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891012054499I

## Narrative

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

HYDRAULIC FLUID SPRAYING IN COCKPIT. EMERGENCY LANDING. FOUND HYDRAULIC PRESSURE LINE TO GEAR SELECTOR HAD A HOLE.

## Other reports on N4170A (1)

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

- [Incident 19911019051859I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911019051859I), Oct 19, 1991: Grumav TBM3EAIRTRD (N4170A), El Paso, TX, Minor damage. Hard landing. Bounced and veered off runway into sand. Nosed over. Tire marks show brakes locked on touchdown.

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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