# Incident 20200925011999I: Piper PA-28-180, Conroe, TX, September 25, 2020

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 25, 2020, 18:33 local time
- Place: Conroe, TX
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: GR8S
- Location: 30.3119° N, 95.4561° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Conroe, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.3119&lon=-95.4561&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7993W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7993W) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (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-28-180
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 55 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200925011999I

## Narrative

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

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 19810420017399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810420017399A), Apr 20, 1981: Piper PA28180 (N7993W), St Simons Islan, GA, Substantial damage. Bounced & porpoised on landing. Began go-around then aborted due to bent gear and prop.
- [Accident 19740917032369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740917032369A), Sep 17, 1974: Piper PA28180 (N7993W), Jacksonville, FL, Substantial damage. L ldg gr sepn. Missing torque link bolt or nut not recovered.

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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