# Incident 19990518014329I: Piper PA28R200, Austin, TX, May 18, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 18, 1999, 12:28 local time
- Place: Austin, TX
- Airport: Austin-Bergstrom International Airport
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.1945° N, 97.6699° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at AUSTIN-BERGSTROM INTL (AUS), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.1945&lon=-97.6699&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2279T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2279T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- Reported engine: LYC IO360C1C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,000 total, 50 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990518014329I

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PRFLIGHTED, FOUND WATER. DRAINED UNTIL HE THOUGHT HE HAD ALL THE WATER OUT. TOLD INSTRUCTOR. INSTRUCTOR TOLD STUDENT THAT WAS NORMAL ESPECIALLY AFTER HARD RAIN. ENGINE FAILED 100 FEET AGL AFTER TAKEOFF BUT STARTED AGAIN JUST PRIOR TO LANDING OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY. INSTRUCTOR TAXIED BACK TO FBO AND FOUND LARGE QUANTITIES OF WATER IN ALL TANKS.

## Other reports on N2279T (2)

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

- [Incident 20030124005129I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030124005129I), Jan 24, 2003: Piper PA28R200 (N2279T), San Marcos, TX, Minor damage. (-23) While in flight, and performing a lazy eight maneuver, the pilot heard a loud bang. When the landing gear was later extended to land, the nose gear did…
- [Accident 19730926031749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730926031749A), Sep 26, 1973: Piper PA28R200 (N2279T), Marlboro, MA, Substantial damage. Enctrd dwndft abt 8FT AGL ovr end of rwy. Plt not aware acft dmg rtrnd lincoln.

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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