# Incident 19781125024579I: Piper PA34200T, Pensacola, FL, November 25, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 25, 1978, 12:30 local time
- Place: Pensacola, FL
- Airport: Regional
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.4410° N, 87.1912° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pensacola, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4410&lon=-87.1912&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3709M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3709M-1988-08-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-34-200T (registry code 7103406, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA34200T
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,075 total, 7 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/19781125024579I

## Narrative

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

AS NOSE WHEEL TOUCHED DOWN AFTER LANDING IT CAUSED VIOLENT DIG IN REACTION. BECAME AIRBORN, CAME DOWN HARD.

## Other reports on N3709M (2)

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

- [Incident 19850622041939I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850622041939I), Jun 22, 1985: Piper PA34200T (N3709M), Chandler, AZ, Minor damage. Porpoised on landing until nose gear collapsed.
- [Incident 19830420020869I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830420020869I), Apr 20, 1983: Piper PA34200T (N3709M), Needles, CA, Minor damage. Aircraft was struck by lightning while en route. Surge in voltage knocked the left alternator off line.

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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