# Incident 19780718043429I: Piper PA31, Isla Verde, Puerto Rico, July 18, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 18, 1978, 09:00 local time
- Place: Isla Verde, Puerto Rico
- Airport: International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 18.4480° N, 66.0166° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Isla Verde, PR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=18.4480&lon=-66.0166&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9028Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9028Y-2013-05-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31-310 (registry code 7103102, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-310) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 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/19780718043429I

## Narrative

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

RUDDER DAMAGED DURING TIEDOWN ON THE PARKING RAMP. CAUSE OF DAMAGE NOT KNOWN.

## Other reports on N9028Y (1)

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

- [Incident 19790730013619I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790730013619I), Jul 30, 1979: Piper PA31350 (N9028Y), San Juan, Puerto Rico, Minor damage. Pilot unable to fully extend nose gear. Found faulty hose pn 17-766-04.

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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