# Incident 19991230036269I: Piper PA28235, Midlothian, TX, December 30, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 30, 1999, 15:45 local time
- Place: Midlothian, TX
- Airport: Tsa Gliderport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.3825° N, 97.0119° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Tsa Gliderport (TA11), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.3825&lon=-97.0119&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4335Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4335Y) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-25-235 (registry code 7102504, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28235
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 23,000 total, 600 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991230036269I

## Narrative

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

(-23) INCIDENT AT MIDLOTHIAN, TSA AIRPORT ON DECEMBER 30, 1999.  THE AIRPLANE INVOLVED IN THIS INCIDENT WAS TOWING A GLIDER WITH A STUDENT PILOT AT THE CONTROLS.  THE GLIDER LIFTED OFF AND CONTINUED TO CLIMB ABOVE THE FLIGHT PATH OF THE AIRPLANE.  THE PILOT OF THE AIRPLANE STATED HE WAS ABOUT 10 TO 12 FEET ABOVE THE RUNWAY WHEN THE TAIL WAS PULLED UP CAUSING THE NOSE TO GO DOWN WITH THE PROPELLER STRIKING THE RUNWAY ABOUT 12 TIMES BEFORE HE WAS ABLE TO RECOVER AND BRING THE AIRPLANE TO A STOP.  THE PILOT ALSO STATED THAT IT REQUIRED A LOT OF BACK PRESSURE TO LIFT OFF, AND HE WAS LOOKING INHIS REAR VIEW MIRROR TO SEE WHAT THE GLIDER PILOT WAS DOING WHEN THE PROP STRUCK THE GROUND.  WHEN THE PROP FIRST TOUCHED THE RUNWAY, THE PILOT SIMULTANEOUSLY RELEASED THE GLIDER AND CLOSED THE THROTTLE.  THE GLIDER ILOT ALSO RELEASED FROM THE TOW PLANE AND LANDED SAFELY.  THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO EITHER PILOT AND NO DAMAGE TO THE GLIDER.  MINOR DAMAGE OCCURRED TO THE AIRPLANE WITH THE PROP TIPS CURLED AND A SMALL PIECE MISSING FROM ONE GLADE.  THERE WAS ALSO A SMALL PIECE OF METAL CUT FROM THE UNDER SIDE OF THE COWLING BY THE PROPELLER.  AN OPERATIONS INSPECTOR AND AIRWORTHINESS INSPECTOR       LOOKED AT THE AIRPLANE AND IT WAS DETERMINED THE DAMAGE WAS ONLY MINOR. NO CORRECTIVE ACTION IS PLANNED FOR THE PILOT OF THE TOW PLANE.  THE STUDENT WILL BE COUNSELED AND ADDITIONAL TRAINING WILL BE CONDUCTED PRIOR TO ANY MORE SOLO FLIGHTS. (PRECEDING REPORT WRITTEN BY MARGE CULWELL, OPERATIONS INSPECTOR, DALLAS FSDO)

## Other reports on N4335Y (1)

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

- [Accident 19810519026849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810519026849A), May 19, 1981: Piper PA25235 (N4335Y), Anthony, FL, Substantial damage. Crashed on takeoff. Airplane was over utility gross weight but legal weight for restricted aircraft.

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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