# Incident 20231102016199I: Piper PA-23-250, Palm Coast, FL, November 2, 2023

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 2, 2023, 17:30 local time
- Place: Palm Coast, FL
- Airport: Flagler Exec
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.4652° N, 81.2076° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FLAGLER EXEC (FIN), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.4652&lon=-81.2076&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6645A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6645A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-250 (registry code 7102308, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-23-250
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-540 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 10,075 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20231102016199I

## Narrative

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

PIC STATEMENT:

"DURING CLOSED TRAFFIC WORK AT KFIN, OUR LEFT TIRE TUBE FAILED RESULTING IN THE TIRE SEPARATING FROM ITS RIM DURING A TOUCH AND GO. THIS CAUSED US TO LOOSE DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WHICH RESULTED IN THE A/C DEPARTING THE PAVED SURFACE OF RWY6 TO THE LEFT DESPITE THE APPLICATION OF FULL RIGHT RUDDER AND BRAKE. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT NOR INJURY TO ANY PERSONS ONBOARD."

PIC WAS ADVISED TO SUBMIT A MALFUNCTION OR DEFECT REPORT VIA

^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ TO REPORT THE SUSPECTED MAIN WHEEL TIRE TUBE.

## Other reports on N6645A (1)

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

- [Incident 20040326005019I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040326005019I), Mar 26, 2004: Piper PA23250 (N6645A), Indiana, PA, Minor damage. (-23) On approach to (idi) Jimmy steward airport, Indiana, PA, Piper PA-23/250, N6645A experienced an unsafe indication on the right main landing gear. The…

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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