# Incident 19780927020419I: Piper PA32300T, Decatur, IL, September 27, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 27, 1978, 23:30 local time
- Place: Decatur, IL
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.8403° N, 88.9548° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Decatur, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8403&lon=-88.9548&mi=10
- Aircraft: N36402, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N36402-2018-03-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32RT-300T (registry code 7103216, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32rt-300t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32300T
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,500 total, 150 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/19780927020419I

## Narrative

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

NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED WHILE TAXIING AFTER PILOT RAN OVER WHEEL CHOCK.

## Other reports on N36402 (3)

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

- [Accident 20151219021249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20151219021249A), Dec 19, 2015: Piper PA-32RT-300T (N36402), Bakersfield, CA, Destroyed, 5 fatal. On Saturday, December 19, 2015, Mr. Jason thomas price, private pilot certificate number 3651312, operated as the pilot in command of a Piper PA-32RT-300T,…
- [Accident 20100709038729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100709038729A), Jul 9, 2010: Piper PA-32RT-300 (N36402), Sedona, AZ, Substantial damage. On July 10, 2010 the pilot of N36402 was landing on runway 03 at the sez airport and stated he did not see the PAPI lights illuminated. Pilot stated he thought…
- [Incident 20090712014289I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090712014289I), Jul 12, 2009: Piper PA32RT300T (N36402), San Jose, CA, Minor damage. (-23) The pilot stated that upon take off from E16 (south country) he heard and felt a thump at his feet when he raised the gear. All the circuit breakers,…

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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