# Incident 19830311023129I: Piper PA28140, Rockford, MI, March 11, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 11, 1983, 17:40 local time
- Place: Rockford, MI
- Airport: Wells
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.1286° N, 85.5052° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WELLS (35C), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1286&lon=-85.5052&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6344R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6344R) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 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/19830311023129I

## Narrative

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

NOSE WHEEL SETTLED INTO A UNSEEN SOFT SPOT  ON THE RUNWAY WHILE TAXIING BACK AFTER LANDING.  DAMAGED 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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