# Incident 19990520015279I: Piper PA34200, Reading, PA, May 20, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 20, 1999, 10:40 local time
- Place: Reading, PA
- Airport: Reading Municipal Gen Carl A Spaatz
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.3392° N, 75.9263° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Reading, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3392&lon=-75.9263&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1533E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1533E) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,250 total, 51 in this make and model, 44 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990520015279I

## Narrative

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

AFTER LANDING ON RUNWAY 36 THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE ENGINES ABRUPTLY STOPPED. THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED FOR SEVERAL HUNDRED YARDS. THE PILOT USED DIFFERENTIAL BRAKING TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND SLOW THE AIRCRAFT TO A STOP.

## Other reports on N1533E (2)

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

- [Incident 20100212029229I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100212029229I), Feb 12, 2010: Piper PA-34200 (N1533E), Watkins, CO, Minor damage. Taxing for departure on training flight. During taxi noted acrid smell in aircraft after heater was turned on. Just prior to reaching ground control line,…
- [Incident 20051212028529I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051212028529I), Dec 12, 2005: Piper PA34200 (N1533E), Avoca, PA. (-23) While enroute from northeast philadelphia (pne) to williamsport, PA (ipt), the pilot observed a large amount of oil seeping from the left engine cowling.…

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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