# Incident 19900524044689I: Piper PA31350, Leakey, TX, May 24, 1990

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 24, 1990, 12:20 local time
- Place: Leakey, TX
- Airport: Real County Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: GQBA
- Location: 29.7455° N, 99.7609° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at REAL COUNTY (49R), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7455&lon=-99.7609&mi=10
- Aircraft: N35890, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N35890) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31-350 (registry code 7103110, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-350) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31350
- People aboard: 6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,405 total, 195 in this make and model, 168 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900524044689I

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATED ON SHORT FINAL AIRCRAFT BALLOONED. DOWNDRAFT RESULTED IN PROPELLER STRIKE. MADE SAFE GO AROUND.

## Other reports on N35890 (1)

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

- [Incident 20020925029119I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020925029119I), Sep 25, 2002: Piper PA31350 (N35890), Houston, TX, Minor damage. (-23) Aircraft landing gear did not extend on landing. Gear was recycled and did not extend the second time. Aircraft landed main gear extended and nose gear…

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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