# Incident 20161015016619I: Piper PA-28-181, Spring, TX, October 15, 2016

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 15, 2016, 14:35 local time
- Place: Spring, TX
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.0621° N, 95.3837° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Spring, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0621&lon=-95.3837&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2816G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2816G) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-181
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 318 total, 6 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20161015016619I

## Narrative

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

WHILE ATTEMPTING A TAKE-OFF ON RWY 17R, THE PILOT ABORTED THE TAKEOFF AFTER EXPERIENCING A BLOWN LEFT MAIN TIRE.  THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY.

UPON INSPECTION OF THE TIRE THE DAMAGE NOTED IS INDICATIVE TO LANDING WITH THE BRAKES ON.  APPARENTLY, A PREVIOUS RENTER HAD DAMAGED THE TIRE, AND IT WAS NOT DISCOVERED DURING SUBSEQUENT PRE-FLIGHTS. THE AIRCRAFT INVOLVED IN THE INCIDENT HAS WHEEL PANTS.

## Other reports on N2816G (1)

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

- [Incident 20160408003359I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160408003359I), Apr 8, 2016: Piper PA-28-181 (N2816G), Spring, TX, Minor damage. This office responded to a report of an aircraft that went off the runway at david wayne hooks airport (dwh). According to the pilot, N2816G was lined up on…

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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