# Accident 19780305003289A: Piper PA24400, Midland, TX, March 5, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 5, 1978
- Place: Midland, TX
- Airport: Midland Air Park
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 32.0365° N, 102.1015° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MIDLAND AIRPARK (MDD), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.0365&lon=-102.1015&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7150P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7150P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24400
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 238 total, 33 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW78DQG18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78DQG18) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780305003289A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW78DQG18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78DQG18), Mar 5, 1978: Piper PA-24 (N7150P), Midland, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7150P (1)

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

- [Accident 19870810043939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870810043939A), Aug 10, 1987: Piper PA24250 (N7150P), Midland, TX, Substantial damage. Right main gear collapsed on rollout. Cause of landing gear collapse was not determined.

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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