# Incident 19970528017949I: Piper PA34200T, Castroville, TX, May 28, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 28, 1997, 19:45 local time
- Place: Castroville, TX
- Airport: Castroville Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.3424° N, 98.8512° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CASTROVILLE MUNI (CVB), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.3424&lon=-98.8512&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3043M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3043M-2016-04-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-34-200T (registry code 7103406, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-360 series (registry code 17019, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA34200T
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 611 total, 5 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970528017949I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: LANDED GEAR UP. NO NARRATIVE:

## Other reports on N3043M (1)

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

- [Incident 19850908056629I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850908056629I), Sep 8, 1985: Piper PA34200T (N3043M), Marion, IL, Minor damage. Nose gear could not be extended for landing. Bolt attaching rod end bearing installed backwards.

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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