# Incident 19990502020489I: Piper PA23250, Waco, TX, May 2, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 2, 1999, 22:51 local time
- Place: Waco, TX
- Airport: Waco Regional Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.6122° N, 97.2303° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WACO RGNL (ACT), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.6122&lon=-97.2303&mi=10
- Aircraft: N478TH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N478TH-2013-02-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-250 (registry code 7102308, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23250
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990502020489I

## Narrative

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

(-5)ON MAY 2, 1999, AT 225CST, A PIPER PA-23-250, N478TH, REGISTERED TO LAKE CITY, FLORIDA SHERIFF DEPT. 4, AFTER TAKEOFF ON AN AIR TAXI FLIGHT, ON A CLEAR DAY, LOST THE RIGHT MAIN WHEEL. THE AIRCRAFT HAD MINOR DAMAGE AND NO INJURY TO THE PILOT OR CREW MEMBER.  THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT WACO, TAXAS ON MAY 2, 1999 AT 1940Z.

## Other reports on N478TH (1)

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

- [Incident 19890810058209I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890810058209I), Aug 10, 1989: Piper PA23250 (N478TH), Mc Allen, TX, Minor damage. Main gear collapsed on rollout. Tests indicate lack of lubrication to down locks.

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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