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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-23-160 · Tomball, TX · December 9, 2011

Date: December 9, 2011 · 19:45 local
Place: Tomball, TX
Airport: David Wayne Hooks
Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N4233P
Reported as: Piper PA-23-160
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,371 total73 in this make and model182 in the last 90 days

N4233PRegistration cancelled Dec 3, 2014 · Piper PA-23-160S/N 23-1730 · Built 1959 Airframe modelPiper PA-23-160 Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

During roll-out, after landing on runway 17R at David Wayne Hooks Airport (dwh) the aircraft started to lean to the left. Pilots used right rudder and brakes to maintain control of the aircraft on the runway. Aircraft came to complete stop on runway 17R. Upon further investigation it was noted that the left main landing gear link assembly had failed, allowing the left main gear to pass center and fall aft. No contact was made with runway on the left wing, and there was no propeller strike during this incident. Left hand flap received slight damage during towing back to operators facility.

As the FAA filed it

DURING ROLL-OUT, AFTER LANDING ON RUNWAY 17R AT DAVID WAYNE HOOKS AIRPORT (DWH) THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO LEAN TO THE LEFT. PILOTS USED RIGHT RUDDER AND BRAKES TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT ON THE RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT CAME TO COMPLETE STOP ON RUNWAY 17R. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION IT WAS NOTED THAT THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR LINK ASSEMBLY HAD FAILED, ALLOWING THE LEFT MAIN GEAR TO PASS CENTER AND FALL AFT. NO CONTACT WAS MADE WITH RUNWAY ON THE LEFT WING, AND THERE WAS NO PROPELLER STRIKE DURING THIS INCIDENT.LEFT HAND FLAP RECEIVED SLIGHT DAMAGE DURING TOWING BACK TO OPERATORS FACILITY.

Other reports on N4233P · 2

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

Incident 20130202002849ILanding: Touchdown · Tomball, TXDuring routine pilot training and the fifth consecutive landing, the nose gear green light, indicating the nose gear is in the down and locked position, failed to illuminate when the landing gear selector handle was placed in the down (gear extend) position.…Feb 2, 2013 · Minor damage Incident 20021031033459ITakeoff Ground Roll · Houston, TX(-23) After completing a landing, a take-off was executed. At rotation speed, a deer struck the aircraft on the right main landing and gear doors. The take-off was aborted. No injuries and very minor damage to aircraft.Oct 31, 2002 · Minor damage