# Incident 20260217001339I: Piper PA-34-220T, Georgetown, DE, February 17, 2026

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 17, 2026, 14:45 local time
- Place: Georgetown, DE
- Airport: Delaware Coastal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.6876° N, 75.3593° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DELAWARE COASTAL (GED), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6876&lon=-75.3593&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4143N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4143N) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-34-220T (registry code 7103420, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-220t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-360 series (registry code 17019, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-34-220T
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR TSIO-360 SER
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 9,086 total, 384 in this make and model, 61 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260217001339I

## Narrative

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

AFTER TOUCHDOWN AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE RIGHT. AIRMAN STATED HE LOST CONTROL OF NOSEWHEEL STEERING. AIRCRAFT THEN PROCEEDED TO EXIT OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, SLID DOWN AN EMBANKMENT, AND INTO A DRAINAGE DITCH. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST 180 DEGREES FROM WHICH IT ENTERED THE DRAINAGE DITCH ON THE OPPOSITE EMBANKMENT.

AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO RIGHT MAIN GEAR, STABILATOR, RIGHT WINGTIP AND BOTH PROPELLER BLADE TIPS.

## Other reports on N4143N (2)

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

- [Incident 20190926018309I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190926018309I), Sep 26, 2019: Piper PA-34-220T (N4143N), Bellingham, WA, Minor damage. Pilot landed runway 34. After landing, aircraft drifted to left, and pilot attempted to correct with rudder and power. Plane then entered clockwise ground…
- [Incident 20000703035529I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000703035529I), Jul 3, 2000: Piper PA34220T (N4143N), Roche Harbor, WA, Minor damage. (-23)Pilot was required to modify his pattern due to increased traffic at the airport and failed to extend the landing gear. There was injuries and the aicraft…

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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