# Incident 19780922027349I: Piper PA28180, Mayaquez, Puerto Rico, September 22, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 22, 1978, 10:00 local time
- Place: Mayaquez, Puerto Rico
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ops On Grnd From Ldg/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N7726N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7726N-1981-12-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 165 total, 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/19780922027349I

## Narrative

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

WHILE TAXIING TO RAMP AFTER LANDING, NOSE WHEEL OVERRAN PAVEMENT EDGE AND FELL INTO DEPRESSION.

## Other reports on N7726N (2)

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

- [Accident 19800421010909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800421010909A), Apr 21, 1980: Piper PA28180 (N7726N), Lares, Puerto Rico, Substantial damage. Started go-around. Over-boosted engine quit. Landed in trees in a ravine at end of runway.
- [Incident 19780710043619I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780710043619I), Jul 10, 1978: Piper PA28180 (N7726N), Arecibo, Puerto Rico, Minor damage. Pilot allowed prop tips to strike the runway during 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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