# Incident 19960309006439I: Piper PA34200, Knoxville, TN, March 9, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 9, 1996, 09:50 local time
- Place: Knoxville, TN
- Airport: Knoxville Downtown Island Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.9638° N, 83.8737° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at KNOXVILLE DOWNTOWN ISLAND (DKX), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9638&lon=-83.8737&mi=10
- Aircraft: N43394, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N43394) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-34-200 (registry code 7103405, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA34200
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,000 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/19960309006439I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: DEPARTED COLLEGEDALE, TN (3M3) IFR TO KNOXVILLE, TN (DKX) FOR A MEL CHECKRIDE. CANCELLED IFR ON THE GROUND AT (DKX) AND REMAINED IN THE LOCAL AREA TO PRACTICE TAKEOFF AND LANDINGS. DURING THE 3RD LANDING THE RIGHT MLG BRAKE FAILED. INSTRUCTOR GROUND LOOPED THE AIRCRAFT TO PREVENT RUNNING OFF THE END OF RUNWAY INTO THE RIVER. NO INJURIES, VFR CONDITIONS PREVAILED, MINOR DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT. M&D REPORT TO BE FILED.

## Other reports on N43394 (1)

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

- [Incident 20010301004819I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010301004819I), Mar 1, 2001: Piper PA34200 (N43394), Deland, FL, Minor damage. (-23) Flight instructor and student failed to lower the landing gear on their 5th touch and go during an FAR part 61 instructional flight and the a/c landed…

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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