# Incident 19980221012079I: Piper PA32R300, Tyler, TX, February 21, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 21, 1998, 13:27 local time
- Place: Tyler, TX
- Airport: Tyler Pounds Field Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.3535° N, 95.4030° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at TYLER POUNDS RGNL (TYR), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.3535&lon=-95.4030&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4477F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4477F-2019-03-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-300 (registry code 7103213, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32R300
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1C5
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980221012079I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: NOSE WHEEL NOT FULLY EXTENDED. RIGHT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED ON LANDING. AIRCRAFT SKIDDED OFF RUNWAY. MINOR DAMAGE (MDR).

## Other reports on N4477F (2)

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

- [Accident 20160919015739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160919015739A), Sep 19, 2016: Piper PA-32R-300 (N4477F), Grants, NM, Destroyed. On September 19, 2016, at 1700 MST, a Piper PA-32R-300, N4477F, crashed after takeoff about one mile nw of Grants-milan municipal airport (kgnt), Grants, new…
- [Accident 19970218001669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970218001669A), Feb 18, 1997: Piper PA32R300 (N4477F), Salida, CO, Substantial damage. On takeoff, insufficient power. Tried to land on runway. Nose gear and left main collapsed on landing.

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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