# Incident 20200118003659I: Piper PA-34-200, Abilene, TX, January 18, 2020

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 18, 2020, 19:58 local time
- Place: Abilene, TX
- Airport: Abilene Regional Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Location: 32.4113° N, 99.6819° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ABILENE RGNL (ABI), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4113&lon=-99.6819&mi=10
- Aircraft: N28HE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N28HE-2024-02-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-34-200 (registry code 7103405, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-34-200
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 1,041 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200118003659I

## Narrative

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

ON JANUARY 18, 2020, AT APPROXIMATELY 1958 CDT, N28HE, A PIPER PA-34, WAS ON AN INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT AND LANDED AT ABILENE REGIONAL AIRPORT IN ABILENE, TEXAS.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME, AND NO IFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.  THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR TIRE HAD A BLOWOUT DURING TAKEOFF ROLLOUT.  THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.  THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED.  THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM DENNISON, TEXAS JANUARY 18, 2020, AT APPROXIMATELY 1745 CDT.

## Other reports on N28HE (3)

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

- [Accident 20230503011539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230503011539A), May 3, 2023: Piper PA-34-200 (N28HE), Conroe, TX, Substantial damage. I was conducting a check ride for multi-engine commercial for student. We started at 12:00 but departed cxo at 12:30. Before departure the plan was briefed, a…
- [Incident 20131022020979I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20131022020979I), Oct 22, 2013: Piper PA-34-200 (N28HE), Fort Worth, TX, Minor damage. The instructor, - began his day at 0930 CDT teaching a two hour ground lesson to a different student. He then flew an instructional flight at 1130 that lasted…
- [Incident 20090123000389I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090123000389I), Jan 23, 2009: Piper PA34200 (N28HE), San Diego/El C, CA, Minor damage. (-23) N28HE a Piper PA34-200, during touch and go landing at Gillespie Field Airport runway 27R, student pilot retracted landing gear prior to becoming…

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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