# Accident 19820916047469A: Piper PA23250, Ft Wayne, IN, September 16, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 16, 1982, 18:10 local time
- Place: Ft Wayne, IN
- Airport: Smith Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.0699° N, 85.1700° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0699&lon=-85.1700&mi=10
- Aircraft: N642MS (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23250
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540C1A
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,599 total, 735 in this make and model, 159 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI82DA353](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82DA353) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820916047469A

## Narrative

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

PILOT TAXIED OFF RUNWAY AND NOSE WHEEL COLLAPSED WHEN IT HIT A HOLE.

## 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 CHI82DA353](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82DA353), Sep 16, 1982: Piper PA-23-250 (N642MS), Fort Wayne, IN, substantial damage

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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