# Accident 19850629033249A: Piper PA28RT201T, Fort Worth, TX, June 29, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 29, 1985, 21:30 local time
- Place: Fort Worth, TX
- Airport: Meacham Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.8198° N, 97.3599° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8198&lon=-97.3599&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8473X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8473X-2022-07-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28RT-201T (registry code 7102817, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28rt-201t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28RT201T
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO360FB
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 350 total, 283 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW85LA280](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85LA280) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850629033249A

## Narrative

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

TAXIED OFF OF TAXIWAY WHILE UNDER GUIDANCE OF A LINEMAN. DAMAGED NOSE GEAR, RIGHT MAIN GEAR AND WING, ALSO PROP.

## 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 FTW85LA280](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85LA280), Jun 30, 1985: Piper PA-28RT-201T (N8473X), Fort Worth, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8473X (1)

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

- [Incident 19841101060899I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841101060899I), Nov 1, 1984: Piper PA28RT201 (N8473X), Houston, TX, Minor damage. Nose gear failed to extend. Landed nose gear up. Nose gear jammed by flexible ram air duct hose for cabin heat.

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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