# Incident 19790722019509I: Piper PA32RT300T, Charleston, WV, July 22, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 22, 1979, 18:50 local time
- Place: Charleston, WV
- Airport: Kanawha
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.3498° N, 81.6326° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Charleston, WV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3498&lon=-81.6326&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2087A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2087A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32RT-300T (registry code 7103216, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32rt-300t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32RT300T
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 380 total, 4 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/19790722019509I

## Narrative

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

WINGTIP STRUCK PROP SPINNER OF PARKED 54835 WHILE BEING TAXIED FOR TAKEOFF.

## Other reports on N2087A (2)

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

- [Accident 19960831032959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960831032959A), Aug 31, 1996: Piper PA32RT300T (N2087A), Chicago, IL, Substantial damage. During photo flight engine gradually lost power and quit. Collapsed gear on forced landing. Depleted a fuel tank. (-23) during a photography flight, the engine…
- [Incident 19821001060139I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821001060139I), Oct 1, 1982: Piper PA32RT300T (N2087A), Cleveland, OH, Minor damage. Unable to reach flight rotation speed, pilot aborted takeoff. Found parking brake was partially set by passenger.

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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