# Incident 19780423011109I: Piper PA30, Mooresville, NC, April 23, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 23, 1978, 15:00 local time
- Place: Mooresville, NC
- Airport: Lake Norman
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.5836° N, 80.8283° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mooresville, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5836&lon=-80.8283&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7217Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7217Y-1989-09-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-30 (registry code 7103002, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA30
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,100 total, 50 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/19780423011109I

## Narrative

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

WHILE TAXIING OFF RUNWAY MAIN GEAR STRUCK HOLE COVERED BY GRASS. GEAR COLLAPSED.

## Other reports on N7217Y (2)

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

- [Accident 19840529023999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840529023999A), May 29, 1984: Piper PA30 (N7217Y), Charlotte, NC, Destroyed. Trim problem. Steep bank and descent to runway. Trim in full up position,wires to trim switch bare, trim handle off.
- [Incident 19800604055309I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800604055309I), Jun 4, 1980: Piper PA30 (N7217Y), Winston Salem, NC, Minor damage. Pilot forgot his clipboard so made go around and forgot to put down gear.

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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