# Incident 19780310014739I: Piper PA28R180, Broadalbin, NY, March 10, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 10, 1978, 16:10 local time
- Place: Broadalbin, NY
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ops On Grnd From Ldg/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.0555° N, 74.1954° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Broadalbin, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0555&lon=-74.1954&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4605J, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4605J) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-180 (registry code 7102809, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R180
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,000 total, 900 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/19780310014739I

## Narrative

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

PILOT TAXIED INTO A SOFT AREA DURING TURN AROUND AFTER LANDING ON A SOD STRIP.

## Other reports on N4605J (1)

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

- [Accident 19740927033499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740927033499A), Sep 27, 1974: Piper PA28R180 (N4605J), Broadalbin, NY, Substantial damage. Nose gr ctctd soft spot which concealed stones.

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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