# Accident 19870315005949A: Piper PA32300, Mason City, IA, March 15, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 15, 1987, 19:20 local time
- Place: Mason City, IA
- Airport: Mason City Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.1503° N, 93.1897° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1503&lon=-93.1897&mi=10
- Aircraft: N56285, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N56285) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-300 (registry code 7103212, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32300
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1A5
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,190 total, 1,648 in this make and model, 36 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC87LA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC87LA062) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870315005949A

## Narrative

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

WHILE MAKING AN APPROACH TO AIRPORT PILOT LANDED NOSE FIRST ON RUNWAY THRESHOLD. NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. ICE ON WINGS.

## 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 MKC87LA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC87LA062), Mar 16, 1987: Piper PA-32-300 (N56285), Mason City, IA, substantial damage

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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