# Incident 19790416023099I: Piper PA-31-350, Manchester, NH, April 16, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 16, 1979, 15:30 local time
- Place: Manchester, NH
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: PRE
- Location: 42.9956° N, 71.4548° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Manchester, NH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9956&lon=-71.4548&mi=10
- Aircraft: N27423, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N27423) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31-350 (registry code 7103110, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-350) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,600 total, 500 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/19790416023099I

## Narrative

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

PILOT TAXIING SCRAPED A SECURITY WALL WITH WING TIP.

## Other reports on N27423 (1)

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

- [Incident 19940706033269I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940706033269I), Jul 6, 1994: Piper PA31350 (N27423), San Antonio, TX. Right engine quit outer marker inbound. Completed IFR landing. Accessory case gear failure. 81 hours since tbo.

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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