# Incident 19790505100219I: Piper PA22, Axton, VA, May 5, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 5, 1979, 14:30 local time
- Place: Axton, VA
- Airport: Air-Eez
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.6596° N, 79.7120° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Axton, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6596&lon=-79.7120&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5217Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5217Z-2013-03-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-108 (registry code 7102204, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-108) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 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/19790505100219I

## Narrative

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

LANDED ON SOD RUNWAY AND NOSE GEAR SANK IN SOFT SAND. NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. DISCUSSED HAZARD WITH AIRPARK OWNER.

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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