# Incident 19850627035889I: Piper PA32260, Dallas, TX, June 27, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 27, 1985, 20:15 local time
- Place: Dallas, TX
- Airport: Love
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.7831° N, 96.8067° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dallas, TX, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7831&lon=-96.8067&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3876W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3876W) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-260 (registry code 7103206, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32260
- Reported engine: LYC O540E4B5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 325 total, 59 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850627035889I

## Narrative

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

PILOT ALLOWED AIRCRAFT TO DRIFT DURING LANDING IN CROSSWIND. STRUCK TAXIWAY SIGN.

## Other reports on N3876W (1)

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

- [Incident 20020908026159I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020908026159I), Sep 8, 2002: Piper PA32260 (N3876W), Nashville, TN. (-23) Engine failure at cruise, emergency landing in a bean field. No damage. Examined aircraft with an a&p/ia, engine ran normal could not duplicate problem.…

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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