# Accident 19840421017389A: Piper PA22150, Wilmington, NC, April 21, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 21, 1984, 16:00 local time
- Place: Wilmington, NC
- Airport: Pilots Ridge
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2097° N, 77.9108° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2097&lon=-77.9108&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8092C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8092C-2013-05-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-135 (registry code 7102206, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-135) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22150
- Reported engine: LYC O320A1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,124 total, 350 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL84LA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84LA157) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840421017389A

## Narrative

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

DURING TAXI OPERATIONS ONE WHEEL MIRED IN SOFT SAND OFFSIDE OF RUNWAY CAUSING AIRCRAFT TO NOSE OVER.

## 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 ATL84LA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84LA157), Apr 21, 1984: Piper PA-22-150 (N8092C), Wilmington, NC, 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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