# Incident 19911019051859I: Grumav TBM3EAIRTRD, El Paso, TX, October 19, 1991

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 19, 1991, 10:30 local time
- Place: El Paso, TX
- Airport: Biggs Aaf Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.8495° N, 106.3801° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BIGGS AAF (FORT BLISS) (BIF), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.8495&lon=-106.3801&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: 4,300 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 70 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911019051859I

## Narrative

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

HARD LANDING. BOUNCED AND VEERED OFF RUNWAY INTO SAND. NOSED OVER. TIRE MARKS SHOW BRAKES LOCKED ON TOUCHDOWN.

## Other reports on N4170A (1)

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

- [Incident 19891012054499I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891012054499I), Oct 12, 1989: Grumav TBM3EAIRTRD (N4170A), Harlingen, TX. Hydraulic fluid spraying in cockpit. Emergency landing. Found hydraulic pressure line to gear selector had a hole.

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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