# Incident 20030124005129I: Piper PA28R200, San Marcos, TX, January 24, 2003

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 24, 2003, 15:00 local time
- Place: San Marcos, TX
- Airport: San Marcos Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.8927° N, 97.8630° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SAN MARCOS RGNL (HYI), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.8927&lon=-97.8630&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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030124005129I

## Narrative

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

(-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 NOT INDICATE DOWN AND LOCKED. UPON LANDING, THE NOSE GEAR RETRACTED, CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO THE NOSE GEAR DOORS, COWLING, AND PROPELLER. THERE WERE NO FIRE, INJURY, OR SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE DOWNLOCK SPRING ATTACH LUG ON THE NOSE GEAR TRUNNION (P/N 67054##) WAS FOUND BROKEN AND APPEARS TO HAVE FAILED. THE BROKEN LUG ALLOWED THE DOWNLOCK SPRING TO DISCONNECT, THEREBY PREVENTING THE NOSE GEAR TO FULLY EXTEND AND LOCK.

## Other reports on N2279T (2)

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

- [Incident 19990518014329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990518014329I), May 18, 1999: Piper PA28R200 (N2279T), Austin, TX. Student prflighted, found water. Drained until he thought he had all the water out. Told instructor. Instructor told student that was normal especially after…
- [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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