# Incident 19940316014089I: Piper PA23250, Fort Worth, TX, March 16, 1994

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 16, 1994, 12:30 local time
- Place: Fort Worth, TX
- Airport: Hicks Airfield Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.7254° N, 97.3208° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Worth, TX, within about 11 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7254&lon=-97.3208&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6811Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6811Y-2013-07-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-250 (registry code 7102308, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23250
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 324 total, 100 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940316014089I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED DURING THE LANDING AT HICKS FIELD, IN FORT WORTH, TEXAS. THE PRIVATE PILOT MADE A NORMAL FULL FLAP LANDING ON RUNWAY 14. THE NOSE GEAR WAS LOWERED TO THE RUNWAY. WHEN THE NOSE GEAR CONTACTED THE RUNWAY, IT BEGAN TO RETRACT UNTIL THE AIRCRAFT'S NOSE WAS IN CONTACT WITH THE RUNWAY. THE ENGINES STOPPED DUE TO THE PROPELLERS STRIKING THE GROUND. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE AIRCRAFT WAS LOW ON HYDRAULIC FLUID AND THAT AIR WAS IN THE LINES. A FAA FORM 8010-4 MALFUNCTION OR DEFECT REPORT IS PENDING. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT.

## Other reports on N6811Y (2)

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

- [Incident 19910827041239I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910827041239I), Aug 27, 1991: Piper PA23250 (N6811Y), Arlington, TX, Minor damage. Nose gear collapsed on touch and go landings. No mechanical problems found.
- [Incident 19850930055009I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850930055009I), Sep 30, 1985: Piper PA23250 (N6811Y), Gordon, NE, Minor damage. While pilot was reaching over to shut down aircraft his coat sleeve caught on throttle. Struck parked aircraft.

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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