# Incident 19800806082089I: Piper PA32/, Emporia, KS, August 6, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 6, 1980, 14:30 local time
- Place: Emporia, KS
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.4024° N, 96.1946° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Emporia, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4024&lon=-96.1946&mi=10
- Aircraft: N30109, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N30109-2022-03-12) (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 PA32/
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,000 total, 250 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/19800806082089I

## Narrative

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

PILOT BEING DIRECTED ACROSS A MUDDY AREA AFTER LANDING. NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT SANK IN THE MUD.

## Other reports on N30109 (2)

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

- [Incident 20000512016989I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000512016989I), May 12, 2000: Piper PA32RT300T (N30109), Long Beach, CA, Minor damage. (-23)Piper aircraft, PA-32RT, made a gear up landing at Long Beach airport on 05/12/2000 at approximately 2042 local. No injuries to the sole pilot. Propeller,…
- [Incident 19880514030499I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880514030499I), May 14, 1988: Piper PA32RT300T (N30109), Compton, CA, Minor damage. Electrical failure. Landed gear up. Poor cockpit procedures. Faulty alternator drive belt. Needs better maintenance

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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