19790130004619I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA31 · Lafayette, LA · January 30, 1979

Date: January 30, 1979 · 18:15 local
Place: Lafayette, LA
Airport: Regional
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N30DF
Reported as: Piper PA31
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,800 total300 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N30DFRegistered now · Piper PA-31-310S/N 31-7401263 · Built 1974 Airframe modelPiper PA-31-310 Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot missed taxiway after landing at strange airport. Nose wheel sank into soft mud.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT MISSED TAXIWAY AFTER LANDING AT STRANGE AIRPORT. NOSE WHEEL SANK INTO SOFT MUD.

Other reports on N30DF · 2

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

Incident 19910906050369INormal Cruise · Laconia, NHPilot stated a downdraft caused aircraft to descend into trees on mountain top. Returned to airport. Landed safely.Sep 6, 1991 · Minor damage Incident 19890207008679IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Lancaster, PARight gear door extended on rollout. Gear retracted. Found gear out of right gear handle had loose bracket.Feb 7, 1989 · Minor damage