# Incident 19971209042359I: Piper PA34200, Austin, TX, December 9, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 9, 1997, 11:35 local time
- Place: Austin, TX
- Airport: Robert Mueller Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.2672° N, 97.7431° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Austin, TX, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2672&lon=-97.7431&mi=10
- Aircraft: N199JS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N199JS-2012-03-09) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971209042359I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON DECEMBER 9, 1997, AT 1735Z, A PIPER SENECA, N199JS, SN34-7250089, HAD AN INCIDENT ON LANDING AT ROBERT MUELLER MUNICIPAL, AUSTIN, TEXAS. THE PILOT, HAROLD NASH, CERTIFICATE #450708275, HAD FILED A VFR FLIGHT PLAN FROM GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS (GPM) TO AUSTIN, TEXAS (AUS). ON LANDING AT AUSTIN, TEXAS THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR TIRE BLEW AT TOUCHDOWN. THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED TO SIGNATURE FLIGHT SUPPORT MAINTENANCE AND MECHANIC LAZARO SADNZ, CERTIFICATE #460157269, INSPECTED AND REPLACED THE DEFECTIVE TUBE. A MALFUNCTION OR DEFECT REPORT WAS FILED FOR THE DEFECTIVE TUBE. AS A RESULT OF THIS INCIDENT, NO INJURIES OR FAULTS WERE NOTED, THEREFORE THIS OFFICE CONSIDERS THIS MATTER CLOSED. A MALFUNCTION OR DEFECT REPORT WAS FILED FOR THE DEFECTIVE TUBE.

## Other reports on N199JS (2)

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

- [Incident 20100327030029I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100327030029I), Mar 27, 2010: Piper PA-34-200 (N199JS), Arcola, TX, Minor damage. During landing on runway 27 @ axh, N199JS'S nose gear touched down after initial ground contact; the nose continued to desend as a result of the nose landing…
- [Incident 20081130852399I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081130852399I), Nov 30, 2008: Piper PA34200 (N199JS), Houston, TX, Substantial damage. (-23) On November 30, 2008 at 16:30 hours, following an uneventful landing on runway 27 at Houston Southwest airport, the nose gear on aircraft N199JS…

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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