# Incident 20020829030049I: Piper PA32301T, Dallas, TX, August 29, 2002

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 29, 2002, 17:36 local time
- Place: Dallas, TX
- Airport: Addison Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.9686° N, 96.8365° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ADDISON (ADS), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9686&lon=-96.8365&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1963J, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1963J) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-301T (registry code 7103209, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-301t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32301T
- Pilot flight hours: 1,050 total, 700 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020829030049I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON AUGUST 29, 2002 @ 1736 CDT, A PIPER PA-32-301T, N1963J, DURING LANDING, DEPARTED TO THE LEFT OFF RUNWAY 15, HITTING A TAXIWAY LIGHT AND "HA" REFERENCE SIGN BEFORE THE NOSE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED AND AIRCRAFT CAME TO A REST BETWEEN TAXIWAY HOTEL AND GOLF AT THE ADDISON MUNICIPAL AIRPORT IN ADDISON, TEXAS. THE AIRPLANE IS OWNED BY TEXAS AVION, INC., AND WAS OPERATED BY EDWARD JAMES GEHRING UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CFR PART 91 AND INSTRUMENT FLIGHT RULES. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE PERSONAL FLIGHT. THE PILOT RECEIVED NO INJURIES AND THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE WHEN IT HIT THE TAXIWAY LIGHT, REFERENCE SIGN AND THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. THE FLIGHT WAS TERMINATING AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT.

## Other reports on N1963J (2)

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

- [Incident 20231114020169I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20231114020169I), Nov 14, 2023: Piper PA-32-301T (N1963J), New Bern, NC, Minor damage. Pilot reported to investigators a thumping type noise on approch to ewn. Upon landing he notice the left wing was dropping and considered it to be a flat tire.…
- [Accident 20140709011499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140709011499A), Jul 9, 2014: Piper PA-32-301T (N1963J), San Antonio, TX, Substantial damage. Aircraft taxied on taxiway ni and came to a stop at the approach turn to runway 22. Smoke in cabin, evacuated aircraft. Right main wheel and tire on fire, fire…

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.