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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-28-180 · Conroe, TX · September 25, 2020

Date: September 25, 2020 · 18:33 local
Place: Conroe, TX
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator: GR8S
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N7993W
Reported as: Piper PA-28-180
Reported engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours: 55 total

N7993WRegistered now · Piper PA-28-180S/N 28-2052 · Built 1964 Airframe modelPiper PA-28-180 Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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N7993W, a Piper PA28-180 with 02 persons on board landed runway 14 at Conroe-north houston regional airport (cxo). Upon touchdown, pilot unable to control aircraft due to a flat nose landing gear tire. Aircraft veered to the left and departed runway surface. Upon departure of runway, nose gear sunk in mud causing prop to strike the surface. Replacement tire assembly installed on nose landing gear and aircraft towed to hangar. Pilot lost directional control of the aircraft, but loss of directional

Control was due to a flat nose tire.

As the FAA filed it

N7993W, A PIPER PA28-180 WITH 02 PERSONS ON BOARD LANDED RUNWAY 14 AT CONROE-NORTH HOUSTON REGIONAL AIRPORT (CXO). UPON TOUCHDOWN, PILOT UNABLE TO CONTROL AIRCRAFT DUE TO A FLAT NOSE LANDING GEAR TIRE. AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT AND DEPARTED RUNWAY SURFACE. UPON DEPARTURE OF RUNWAY, NOSE GEAR SUNK IN MUD CAUSING PROP TO STRIKE THE SURFACE. REPLACEMENT TIRE ASSEMBLY INSTALLED ON NOSE LANDING GEAR AND AIRCRAFT TOWED TO HANGAR. PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT, BUT LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL

CONTROL WAS DUE TO A FLAT NOSE TIRE.

Other reports on N7993W · 2

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

Accident 19810420017399ALevel Off Touchdown · St Simons Islan, GABounced & porpoised on landing. Began go-around then aborted due to bent gear and prop.Apr 20, 1981 · Substantial damage Accident 19740917032369ATakeoff Ground Roll · Jacksonville, FLL ldg gr sepn. Missing torque link bolt or nut not recovered.Sep 17, 1974 · Substantial damage