# Incident 19870804049719I: Piper PA28140, Ithaca, NY, August 4, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 4, 1987, 14:33 local time
- Place: Ithaca, NY
- Airport: Tompkins County
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.4439° N, 76.5031° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ithaca, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4439&lon=-76.5031&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6318W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6318W-2001-08-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 37 total, 37 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870804049719I

## Narrative

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

SOLO STUDENT PORPOISED ON LANDING. NOSE GEAR BROKE OFF.

## Other reports on N6318W (3)

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

- [Incident 19930128001129I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930128001129I), Jan 28, 1993: Piper PA28140 (N6318W), Rochester, NY, Minor damage. Lost directional control on rollout. Veered left of runway center line. Nose gear collapsed.
- [Incident 19890831040759I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890831040759I), Aug 31, 1989: Piper PA28140 (N6318W), Rochester, NY. Student pilot lost directional control on rollout. Veered off runway. No damage to aircraft.
- [Incident 19870211003909I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870211003909I), Feb 11, 1987: Piper PA28140 (N6318W), Rochester, NY. Landed after engine roughness. Found worn cam in right magneto.

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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