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Incident · Substantial damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-28-180 · Raleigh, NC · December 14, 1984

Date: December 14, 1984 · 18:45 local
Place: Raleigh, NC
Airport: Raleigh Durham
Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N5330L
Reported as: Piper PA28180
Reported engine: Lycoming O360A4A
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,150 total20 in this make and model115 in the last 90 days

N5330LRegistered now · Piper PA-28-180S/N 28-4634 Airframe modelPiper PA-28-180 Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

While taxiing to tiedown main gear struck unoccupied helicopter dolly, dark in color and unlighted. Gear torn off.

As the FAA filed it

WHILE TAXIING TO TIEDOWN MAIN GEAR STRUCK UNOCCUPIED HELICOPTER DOLLY, DARK IN COLOR AND UNLIGHTED. GEAR TORN OFF.