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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Mcdonnell Douglas A4N · Conroe, TX · September 8, 2017

Date
September 8, 2017 · 07:55 local
Place
Conroe, TX
Airport
Conroe North Houston
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N163EM
Reported as
Mcdonnell Douglas A4N
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
14,000 total450 in this make and model70 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.

The aircraft undershot runway 14 at kcxo. The aircraft main wheels touched down aproximently 10 to 20 feet before the runwaythreshold . The main tires contacted the beginning of the run way and blew out both main gear tires. There was damage to the left main gear and to the left main wing fuel pod. The storage pod dislodged from the aircraft and was damaged.

As the FAA filed it

THE AIRCRAFT UNDERSHOT RUNWAY 14 AT KCXO. THE AIRCRAFT MAIN WHEELS TOUCHED DOWN APROXIMENTLY 10 TO 20 FEET BEFORE THE RUNWAYTHRESHOLD . THE MAIN TIRES CONTACTED THE BEGINNING OF THE RUN WAY AND BLEW OUT BOTH MAIN GEAR TIRES. THERE WAS DAMAGE TO THE LEFT MAIN GEAR AND TO THE LEFT MAIN WING FUEL POD. THE STORAGE POD DISLODGED FROM THE AIRCRAFT AND WAS DAMAGED.