# Incident 19811119086209I: Piper PA39, Amite, LA, November 19, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 19, 1981, 11:00 local time
- Place: Amite, LA
- Airport: Hayden
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.7266° N, 90.5090° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Amite, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.7266&lon=-90.5090&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8968Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8968Y-1989-03-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-39 (registry code 7103902, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-39) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA39
- Reported engine: LYC IO320B1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 400 total, 82 in this make and model, 34 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811119086209I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT HIT HARD ON NOSE WHEEL ON CROSSWIND LANDING CAUSING NOSE WHEEL TO COLLAPSE.

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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