# Incident 20170514021039I: Piper PA-28R-200, New Braunfels, TX, May 14, 2017

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 14, 2017, 14:07 local time
- Place: New Braunfels, TX
- Airport: New Braunfels Regional Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.7045° N, 98.0422° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at New Braunfels National Airport (BAZ), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7045&lon=-98.0422&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4977S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4977S) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28R-200
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 330 total, 45 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170514021039I

## Narrative

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

ON MAY 14, 2017, AFTER DOING SEVERAL TOUCH AND GOS ON DOING HIS FINAL LANDING THE PILOT FAILED TO LOWER THE LANDING GEAR. THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED ON ITS BELLY DAMAGING THE PROP AND LOSING AN ANTENNA. THERE WAS MINOR DAMAGE TO THE BELLY SKIN.

THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED AND THERE WAS NO POST FIRE.

## Other reports on N4977S (3)

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

- [Accident 20070602011659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070602011659A), Jun 2, 2007: Piper PA28R200 (N4977S), Rockport, TX, Substantial damage. (-23) On June 2, 2007, at approximately 1230 local time, a Piper pa 28R, N4977S, sustained major damage after a hard landing. The pilot was not injured. Visual…
- [Incident 20061215026449I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061215026449I), Dec 15, 2006: Piper PA28R200 (N4977S), San Antonio, TX, Minor damage. (-23) On December 15, 2006, at approximately 2000 CST, a Piper PA-28R-200, N4977S, sustained minor damage when the nose gear did not come down as the pilot was…
- [Incident 19920326019339I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920326019339I), Mar 26, 1992: Piper PA28R200 (N4977S), Aurora, OR, Minor damage. Rough running engine. Diverted to Aurora. Landed safely. NR3 cylinder loose and studs broken.

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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