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Date
December 30, 2008 · 17:15 local
Place
San Antonio, TX
Airport
San Antonio International
Phase of flight
Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
XBKFW
Reported as
Piper PA34220
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
0 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Mexican national flying a mexican registered PA-34-220T experienced a hard landing, left main tire blew and one blade of the left propeller contacted the runway damaging about 2 inches of the propeller tip. A potential contributing factor is that this incident occurred after dark.
As the FAA filed it
MEXICAN NATIONAL FLYING A MEXICAN REGISTERED PA-34-220T EXPERIENCED A HARD LANDING, LEFT MAIN TIRE BLEW AND ONE BLADE OF THE LEFT PROPELLER CONTACTED THE RUNWAY DAMAGING ABOUT 2 INCHES OF THE PROPELLER TIP. A POTENTIAL CONTRIBUTING FACTOR IS THAT THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED AFTER DARK.