# Accident 19810717042909A: Piper PA32*, Farmingdale, NY, July 17, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 17, 1981, 03:30 local time
- Place: Farmingdale, NY
- Airport: Republic
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7293° N, 73.4134° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at REPUBLIC (FRG), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7293&lon=-73.4134&mi=10
- Aircraft: N36201, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N36201) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 732 total, 17 in this make and model, 92 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC81FHJ10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FHJ10) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810717042909A

## Narrative

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

DURING TAXIING IN FROM LANDING AIRCRAFT NOSE WHEEL STRUCK DITCH AND COLLAPSED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC81FHJ10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FHJ10), Jul 17, 1981: Piper PA-32R (N36201), Farmingdale, NY, substantial damage

## Other reports on N36201 (2)

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

- [Incident 20021226035349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021226035349I), Dec 26, 2002: Piper PA32RT300T (N36201), Gardner, MA, Minor damage. (-23) Aircraft went off west side rwy 32 @ Gardner airport. Began takeoff roll at beginning of rwy 36, due to ice and packed snow on first 100 feet, brought…
- [Incident 19980212003759I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980212003759I), Feb 12, 1998: Piper PA32RT300T (N36201), Hyannis, MA, Minor damage. Narrative: flight conducted routinely from gardner to Hyannis. Pilot executed ILS 15 approach. Aircraft touched down rwy 15, then veered left off runway. Minor…

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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