# Incident 19780227000329I: Piper PA28181, Allentown, PA, February 27, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 27, 1978, 09:00 local time
- Place: Allentown, PA
- Airport: Queen City
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.5936° N, 75.4784° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Allentown, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5936&lon=-75.4784&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6135J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6135J-2007-01-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (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 PA28181
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,500 total, 1,200 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780227000329I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT STRUCK SNOWBANK ON APPROACH END OF RUNWAY. NOSE GEAR & PROP DAMAGED.

## Other reports on N6135J (3)

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

- [Incident 19900331027439I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900331027439I), Mar 31, 1990: Piper PA28181 (N6135J), Salt Lake City, UT, Minor damage. Pilot landed hard and damaged nose gear and propeller.
- [Incident 19890828048969I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890828048969I), Aug 28, 1989: Piper PA28181 (N6135J), Salt Lake City, UT, Minor damage. Propeller struck ground when crossing a dip while taxiing for takeoff. Took off and returned when felt vibration.
- [Incident 19850317011329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850317011329I), Mar 17, 1985: Piper PA28181 (N6135J), Delta, UT, Minor damage. Student lost control on takeoff. Ran off runway collapsing nose wheel.

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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