# Incident 19790524027449I: Piper PA34200, Palo Alto, CA, May 24, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 24, 1979, 19:10 local time
- Place: Palo Alto, CA
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.3965° N, 122.1431° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Palo Alto, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3965&lon=-122.1431&mi=10
- Aircraft: N41298, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N41298-2012-11-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-34-200 (registry code 7103405, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA34200
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,000 total, 8 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/19790524027449I

## Narrative

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

HARD LANDING DAMAGED PROP.

## Other reports on N41298 (4)

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

- [Incident 20030103000019I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030103000019I), Jan 3, 2003: Piper PA34200 (N41298), Rialto, CA, Substantial damage. (-23) Landing gear collapsed on landing during the conduct of a practical test in a multiengine airplane. Both the applicant and pilot examiner stated the…
- [Incident 19890611042139I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890611042139I), Jun 11, 1989: Piper PA34200 (N41298), Sanford, FL, Minor damage. Unable to get nose gear down light. Landed with nose gear up. Centering ball slipped out of track.
- [Incident 19890321044479I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890321044479I), Mar 21, 1989: Piper PA34200 (N41298), Kissimmee, FL, Minor damage. While accelerating for takeoff after short field landing the nose gear collapsed. Cause not stated.
- [Accident 19871114069729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871114069729A), Nov 14, 1987: Piper PA34200 (N41298), Murfreesboro, TN, Substantial damage. Left brake failed turning onto the runway. Veered off runway and crashed into trees. Found brake pads were wornout.

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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