# Incident 20060228001849I: Piper PA25260, Dallas, TX, February 28, 2006

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 28, 2006, 07:30 local time
- Place: Dallas, TX
- Airport: Dallas Airpark Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.7831° N, 96.8067° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dallas, TX, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7831&lon=-96.8067&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9733P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9733P-2018-01-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-25-260 (registry code 7102508, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA25260
- Reported engine: LYC O540E4C5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 30 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060228001849I

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PIC INDICATED THAT HE HAD BEEN WORKING FOR NIGHTHAWK FOR APPROXIMATELY ONE MONTH. HE WAS NOT LISTED ON THE CURRENT WAIVER, BUT THE HOUSTON FSDO HAD GIVEN HIM WRITTEN AUTHORIZATION. HE NOTICED A VIBRATION COMING FROM THE ENGINE. HE DIDN'T NOTICE ANY CHANGES TO POWER OR ENGINE INSTRUMENTS. HE CALLED ADDISON TOWER AND REQUESTED A LOCATION TO LAND, AS HE DIDN'T FEEL COMFORTABLE FLYING BACK TO DALLAS EXECUTIVE AIRPORT, WHERE HE HAD TAKEN OFF. HE DID NOT WANT TO DROP THE SIGN ON ANYONE, SO HE LANDED WITH THE BANNER ATTACHED. AFTER TOUCHDOWN, HE CUT THE THROTTLE, AND THE AIRCRAFT SLOWED DOWN IMMEDIATELY. HE INDICATED THAT SHORTLY AFTER TOUCHDOWN, THE AIRCRAFT VEERED SHARPLY TO THE RIGHT, AND CAME TO A STOP. HE INDICATED THAT HE HAD TOUCHED DOWN HARDER THAN NORMAL, BUT THAT IT DIDN'T SEEM EXCESSIVE. (LANDED 16 WIND 18 @ 12-15). WEATHER CLEAR, UNLIMITED VISIBILITY. RUNWAY PAVED AND DRY. DAMAGE-PROP STRIKE, ONE BLADE ONLY. R/H WINGTIP FAIRING. R/H MAIN LANDING GEAR ATTACH KNUCKLE SNAPPED-NO FUSELAGE DAMAGE.

## Other reports on N9733P (4)

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

- [Accident 20071013825269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071013825269A), Oct 13, 2007: Piper PA25260 (N9733P), Houston, TX, Destroyed. (-23) On October 13, 2007, at approximately 1634 CDT, the pilot [privacy data omitted], the pilot in command of N9733P, a PA-25-260 aircraft, departed runway…
- [Accident 19790522013179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790522013179A), May 22, 1979: Piper PA25260 (N9733P), Anson, TX, Destroyed. Landed in gusty crosswind. Veered off runway into trees.
- [Accident 19771019033109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771019033109A), Oct 19, 1977: Piper PA25260 (N9733P), Anson, TX, Substantial damage. Collided with cotton trailer
- [Accident 19761103035309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761103035309A), Nov 3, 1976: Piper PA25260 (N9733P), Anson, TX, Substantial damage. Testing equipment.

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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