# Incident 19800929071719I: Piper PA23250, Belle Glade, FL, September 29, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 29, 1980, 19:00 local time
- Place: Belle Glade, FL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.6922° N, 80.6660° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Belle Glade, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.6922&lon=-80.6660&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6222Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6222Y-2012-10-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-250 (registry code 7102308, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23250
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,838 total, 129 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/19800929071719I

## Narrative

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

WING STRUCK SUGAR CANE DURING LANDING DAMAGING LEADING EDGE. SUSPECTED DRUG OPERATION.

## Other reports on N6222Y (1)

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

- [Incident 19780227000189I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780227000189I), Feb 27, 1978: Piper PA23250 (N6222Y), Port Moller, AK, Minor damage. Nose gear collapsed shortly after touchdown.

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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