# Incident 19970320009369I: Clark James D PATRIOT 300, Hockley, TX, March 20, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 20, 1997, 17:30 local time
- Place: Hockley, TX
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.0269° N, 95.8444° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hockley, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0269&lon=-95.8444&mi=10
- Aircraft: N397DC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N397DC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Clark James D PATRIOT 300 (registry code 05626P9, https://openairdocs.org/model/clark-james-d-patriot-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming AEIO-540 series (registry code 41568, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-aeio-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,500 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970320009369I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: THE PILOT WAS MAKING A LANDING ON A WET GRASS RUNWAY. THE RIGHT WHEEL FAIRING FILLED WITH MUD. THE WHEEL STOPPED TURNING. THE AIRCRAFT PULLED TO THE RIGHT AND SLID INTO SOFT MUD. THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER. MINOR DAMAGE. NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT.

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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