# Incident 19860316021009I: Piper PA28180, Staunton-Waynes, VA, March 16, 1986

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 16, 1986, 13:45 local time
- Place: Staunton-Waynes, VA
- Airport: Shenandoah Valley
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.2638° N, 78.8964° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SHENANDOAH VALLEY RGNL (SHD), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2638&lon=-78.8964&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3NL, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3NL) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 619 total, 389 in this make and model, 32 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860316021009I

## Narrative

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

HARD LANDING ON NOSE GEAR CAUSED COLLAPSE. PILOT CLAIMED A WIND GUST WAS A FACTOR.

## Other reports on N3NL (1)

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

- [Incident 19920901039569I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920901039569I), Sep 1, 1992: Piper PA28180 (N3NL), Staunton-Waynes, VA, Minor damage. On start up. The engine increased to full power. Moved across ramp. Hit a deicing machine. Pilot blacked out.

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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