# Incident 19860330025929I: Piper PA23160, Ft Lauderdale, FL, March 30, 1986

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 30, 1986, 10:00 local time
- Place: Ft Lauderdale, FL
- Airport: Ft Lauderdale Executive
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.1973° N, 80.1707° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FORT LAUDERDALE EXEC (FXE), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.1973&lon=-80.1707&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3250P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3250P-2023-02-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-160 (registry code 7102304, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-160) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23160
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,282 total, 333 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860330025929I

## Narrative

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

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WHILE TAXIING TO CUSTOMS AREA. STRUCK A TAXI LIGHT. IMPROPER AILERON USE DURING TAXI.

## Other reports on N3250P (1)

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

- [Incident 20161116025419I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20161116025419I), Nov 16, 2016: Piper PA-23-160 (N3250P), Augusta, KS, Minor damage. During training flight the nose gear partially extended The pilot attempted to get the gear down and locked, but it would not. When he landed the nose gear…

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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