# Incident 19810925071279I: Piper PA32*, Midland, TX, September 25, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 25, 1981, 20:30 local time
- Place: Midland, TX
- Airport: Midland Regional
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.9973° N, 102.0779° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Midland, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.9973&lon=-102.0779&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8090T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8090T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-301T (registry code 7103220, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-301t) (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*
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 550 total, 250 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810925071279I

## Narrative

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

PILOT TAXIED AIRCRAFT THROUGH A DRAIN DEPRESSION, DAMAGED PROPELLER AND BOTTOM FUSELAGE SKIN.

## Other reports on N8090T (1)

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

- [Incident 20180719025259I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180719025259I), Jul 19, 2018: Piper PA-32R-301T (N8090T), Austin, TX, Minor damage. During rollout and turn from runway 17L the nose gear down lock beoke and the gear collapsed forward. The forward lower cowl, gear, engine and propeller…

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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