# Incident 19970913046379I: Gonzales, TX, September 13, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 13, 1997, 15:00 local time
- Place: Gonzales, TX
- Airport: Gonzales Municipal Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.5125° N, 97.4472° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gonzales, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.5125&lon=-97.4472&mi=10
- Aircraft: N98634 (not matched to a registry record)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970913046379I

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE AIRCRAFT LANDED ON RUNWAY 15 AT GONZALES, TEXAS. THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED OFF THE RUNWAY TO THE LEFT SIDE. THERE WERE SKID MARKS LEFT BY THE MAIN LANDING GEAR. THE AIRCRAFT CLEARED A DITCH AND STRUCK THE GROUND ON THE OTHER SIDE. THIS IMPACT SHEARED OFF THE LEFT MAIN GEAR, COLLAPSED THE OTHER GEAR AND BENT THE PROPELLER. THERE WAS ALSO DAMAGE TO THE LEFT FLAP (FROM THE GEAR).

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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