# Incident 19810130011969I: Piper PA32RT300T, Hagerstown, MD, January 30, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 30, 1981, 09:30 local time
- Place: Hagerstown, MD
- Airport: Hagerstown
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.6380° N, 77.7233° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hagerstown, MD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6380&lon=-77.7233&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3026C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3026C) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 950 total, 30 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/19810130011969I

## Narrative

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

NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AT TOUCH DOWN DUE TO DOWN LOCK HOOK BROKEN.

## Other reports on N3026C (2)

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

- [Incident 19900826060529I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900826060529I), Aug 26, 1990: Piper PA32RT300T (N3026C), Philadelphia, PA, Minor damage. Right gear collapsed on rollout. Total electrical failure in flight. Used portable radio. Found alternator bad.
- [Accident 19800914041309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800914041309A), Sep 14, 1980: Piper PA32R300 (N3026C), Orange, VA, Substantial damage. Flew into area of thunderstorms heavy rain, poor visibility. Made hard fast landing in rough pasture.

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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