# Incident 20150328003899I: North American T-28A, Midland, TX, March 28, 2015

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 28, 2015, 12:57 local time
- Place: Midland, TX
- Airport: Midland International Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.9973° N, 102.0779° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Midland, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.9973&lon=-102.0779&mi=10
- Aircraft: N81643, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N81643) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: North American T-28A (registry code 6402504, https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-t-28a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Wright R-1300-1B (registry code 67061, https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-r-1300-1b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NORTH AMERICAN T-28A
- Reported engine: WRIGHT R-1300-1B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 12,877 total, 150 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150328003899I

## Narrative

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

ON MARCH 28, 2015, AT 12:57CDT, A NORTH AMERICAN T-28-A AIRCRAFT BEARING REGISTRATION NUMBER N81643, REGISTERED TO ABSOLUTE INVESTMENTS INC.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS CLEARED FOR TAKEOFF RUNWAY 16R INTERSECTION MIKE AT THE MIDLAND INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (KMAF), IN MIDLAND, TEXAS.  THE NOSE WHEEL DEPARTED THE AIRPLANE DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL CAUSING THE NOSE GEAR TO IMPACT THE RUNWAY AND COLLAPSE.  THE PILOT STATED AFTERWARDS HE EXPERIENCED NOSE WHEEL SHIMMY JUST BEFORE THE WHEEL ASSEMBLY DEPARTED.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS OPERATED AS A PERSONAL FLIGHT WITHIN THE LOCAL AREA. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.  THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE, AND THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED.  THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM MIDLAND, TEXAS, ON MARCH 28, 2015 AT 12:57CDT.

## Other reports on N81643 (1)

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

- [Incident 19790401013789I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790401013789I), Apr 1, 1979: Rkwell 690B (N81643), Wheeling, IL, Minor damage. In darkness and rain, pilot missed the turn onto the taxiway. Left main sank into a soft area, prop struck runwy

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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