# Incident 19790729022669I: Piper PA24, Taunton, MA, July 29, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 29, 1979, 12:00 local time
- Place: Taunton, MA
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.9001° N, 71.0898° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Taunton, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9001&lon=-71.0898&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6303P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6303P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24 (registry code 7102402, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 950 total, 650 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/19790729022669I

## Narrative

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

GEAR COLLAPSED ON TOUCHDOWN. GEAR WAS DAMAGED BY RIDGE ON RUNWAY DURING PREVIOUS TAKEOFF.

## Other reports on N6303P (1)

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

- [Incident 19930425010549I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930425010549I), Apr 25, 1993: Piper PA24 (N6303P), Atlantic City, NJ, Minor damage. Pilot lost directional control of aircraft on takeoff roll. Right main gear collapsed.

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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