# Incident 19870506023099I: Piper PA28181, Baton Rouge, LA, May 6, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 6, 1987, 15:30 local time
- Place: Baton Rouge, LA
- Airport: Baton Rouge Metro, Ryan Field
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.5330° N, 91.1510° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BATON ROUGE METRO, RYAN FLD (BTR), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.5330&lon=-91.1510&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7630C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7630C-1996-05-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28181
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 44,000 total, 8,000 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870506023099I

## Narrative

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

STUDENT LANDED SHORT OF THE RUNWAY.  THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR STRUCK A RUNWAY END LIGHT.

## Other reports on N7630C (2)

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

- [Accident 19930707022769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930707022769A), Jul 7, 1993: Piper PA28181 (N7630C), Baton Rouge, LA, Destroyed. Third solo. Drifted off runway alignment. CFI advised go around. Failed to raise flaps. Unable climb. Hit light base
- [Incident 19910314012249I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910314012249I), Mar 14, 1991: Piper PA28181 (N7630C), Baton Rouge, LA, Minor damage. Aircraft landed short of runway. Struck a runway identifier light with left main landing 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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