MEC&F Expert Engineers : PIPER PA-24-250 COMANCHE PLANE MAKES HARD LANDING AT HOOKS AIRPORT IN HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS

Wednesday, June 3, 2015

PIPER PA-24-250 COMANCHE PLANE MAKES HARD LANDING AT HOOKS AIRPORT IN HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS


JUNE 2, 2015

HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS

A small plane made a hard landing and went off the runway at Hooks Airport in northwest Harris County Tuesday afternoon.

The pilot and passenger are OK.

The single-engine Piper PA-24 had brake problems and the nose gear collapsed when it landed, according to the FAA.


Date:
02-JUN-2015
Time:
14:23
Type:
Owner/operator:
Private
Registration:
N8686P
C/n / msn:
24-3618
Fatalities:
Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:
0
Airplane damage:
Unknown
Location:
David Wayne Hooks Memorial Airport (KDWH), Houston, Texas - http://aviation-safety.net/database/country/flags_15/N.gif  United States of America
Phase:
Landing
Nature:
Unknown
Departure airport:
El Paso Intl (KELP)
Destination airport:
KDWH
Narrative:
The Piper PA-24-250 crash landed at KDWH and went off the runway when its nose and right main gear collapsed. No injuries reported to the pilot and passenger aboard.
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