# Incident 19780424011319I: Piper PA28R200, Nashville, TN, April 24, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 24, 1978, 09:00 local time
- Place: Nashville, TN
- Airport: Cornelia Fort
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.1659° N, 86.7844° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Nashville, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1659&lon=-86.7844&mi=10
- Aircraft: N56864, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N56864) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,000 total, 800 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/19780424011319I

## Narrative

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

NOSE GEAR DROPPED INTO HOLE AS AIRCRAFT WAS BEING TAXIED ON GRASS TO PARKING. MARKER HAD FALLEN OVER DUE TO WIND.

## Other reports on N56864 (1)

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

- [Incident 19800101011129I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800101011129I), Jan 1, 1980: Piper PA28R200 (N56864), Ft Sill, OK, Minor damage. Nose gear collapsed after landing. Downlock failed.

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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