# Incident 19831123072749I: Piper PA32RT300T, St Charles, MO, November 23, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 23, 1983, 20:17 local time
- Place: St Charles, MO
- Airport: County
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.7957° N, 90.5154° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of St. Charles, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7957&lon=-90.5154&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2078B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2078B) (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 PA32RT300T
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,900 total, 120 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831123072749I

## Narrative

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

STRUCK A CONCRETE PAD WHILE MAKING A TURN IN A TIE DOWN AREA. BROKE THE NOSE GEAR DOWN LOCK. PN 3807802

## Other reports on N2078B (3)

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

- [Incident 20021005028359I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021005028359I), Oct 5, 2002: Piper PA32RT300T (N2078B), Belzoni, MS, Minor damage. (-23) Nose gear collapsed on landing. [privacy data omitted]
- [Accident 19900404007549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900404007549A), Apr 4, 1990: Piper PA32RT300T (N2078B), Jackson, MS, Substantial damage. Landed hard in crabbed position. Side load collapsed right main and nose gear. Failed to align with runway.
- [Incident 19840328022099I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840328022099I), Mar 28, 1984: Piper PA32RT300T (N2078B), Olathe, KS. Pilots employer in a hurry. Landed downwind from a VOR approach and overshot the runway into a muddy overrun.

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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