# Incident 19781225020799I: Piper PA32300, Cincinnati, OH, December 25, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 25, 1978, 20:00 local time
- Place: Cincinnati, OH
- Airport: Luken
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ops On Grnd From Ldg/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.1035° N, 84.5153° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cincinnati, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1035&lon=-84.5153&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1198H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1198H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-300 (registry code 7103213, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32300
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 105 total, 30 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/19781225020799I

## Narrative

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

PILOT TAXIED OFF TAXIWAY TO PARK IN UNLIT AREA. TAXIED INTO 8 INCH DEPRESSION, CAUSING NOSE GEAR LOCK TO FAIL.

## Other reports on N1198H (1)

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

- [Incident 20080821855599I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080821855599I), Aug 21, 2008: Piper PA32R300 (N1198H), Birmingham, AL, Substantial damage. (-23) N1198H, a Piper PA-32R-300, awaiting departure clearance at Birmingham international airport (kbhm)on taxiway "n" experienced all three main landing gear…

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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