# Incident 19780517035049I: Piper PA23250, Mattoon, IL, May 17, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 17, 1978, 19:30 local time
- Place: Mattoon, IL
- Airport: Coles Co
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.4779° N, 88.2800° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at COLES COUNTY MEML (MTO), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4779&lon=-88.2800&mi=10
- Aircraft: N37JL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N37JL-2009-03-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-250 (registry code 7102308, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23250
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,200 total, 75 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/19780517035049I

## Narrative

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

RIGHT MAIN GEAR FOLDED WHILE TAXIING. RESTRICTION IN HYDRAULIC LINE.

## Other reports on N37JL (3)

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

- [Accident 19841003053579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841003053579A), Oct 3, 1984: Piper PA23250 (N37JL), Greenbush, MN, Substantial damage. Right engine stopped on rollout. Flames from engine cowl. Shut off fuel, electrical and deplaned. Broken fuel line.
- [Incident 19810214013749I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810214013749I), Feb 14, 1981: Piper PA23250 (N37JL), Kokomo, IN, Minor damage. When right engine started during jump start the engine power surged with aircraft moving forward and hitting car.
- [Incident 19800815066669I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800815066669I), Aug 15, 1980: Piper PA23250 (N37JL), Washington, MO, Minor damage. Failed to extend gear before landing.

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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