# Incident 19780321009519I: Piper PA32R300, Cheraw, SC, March 21, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 21, 1978, 16:30 local time
- Place: Cheraw, SC
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ops On Grnd From Ldg/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.6979° N, 79.9140° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cheraw, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6979&lon=-79.9140&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8834F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8834F-2012-11-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-300 (registry code 7103213, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32R300
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,200 total, 500 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/19780321009519I

## Narrative

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

NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AFTER LANDING. DUE TO A BROKEN DOWNLOCK HOOK. BREAK WAS FRESH WITH METAL CRYSTALLIZED.

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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