# Accident 19930408008169A: Piper PA28R200, Midlothian, TX, April 8, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 8, 1993, 16:10 local time
- Place: Midlothian, TX
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.4009° N, 96.8492° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4009&lon=-96.8492&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4439T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4439T-2000-03-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- Reported engine: LYC IO360C1C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 100 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW93LA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93LA120) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930408008169A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE COWL FRONT CAME LOOSE. BLOCKD VIEW AND LIFT. LANDED SHORT RUNWAY. LEFT FASTENER OPEN RIGHT ONE HAD FAILED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW93LA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93LA120), Apr 8, 1993: Piper PA-28R-200 (N4439T), Midlothian, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE ENGINE COWLING LATCH RESULTING IN DETERIORATING AIRPLANE PERFORMANCE AND A FORCED LANDING.

## Other reports on N4439T (2)

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

- [Incident 19921021051219I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921021051219I), Oct 21, 1992: Piper PA28R200 (N4439T), Austin, TX, Minor damage. Pilot forgot to lower landing gear. Landed gear up.
- [Accident 19730709018889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730709018889A), Jul 9, 1973: Piper PA28R200 (N4439T), Napa, CA, Substantial damage. Lndd nse whl first. Hit end of rwy. Nse gr collapsed.

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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