# Incident 19870916062829I: Piper PA28140, North Myrtle Be, SC, September 16, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 16, 1987, 12:09 local time
- Place: North Myrtle Be, SC
- Airport: Grand Strand
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8118° N, 78.7239° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GRAND STRAND (CRE), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8118&lon=-78.7239&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6301W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6301W) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 315 total, 200 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870916062829I

## Narrative

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

PILOT FLARED HIGH DURING LANDING AND A CROSSWIND CAUSED WINGTIP TO STRIKE THE RUNWAY. PILOTS MEDICAL EXPIRED.

## Other reports on N6301W (2)

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

- [Accident 20230402014239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230402014239A), Apr 2, 2023: Piper PA-28-140 (N6301W), Canton, GA, Substantial damage. On April 2, 2023, at approximately 1200 eastern standard time, [privacy data omitted], a 1964 Piper PA-28, s/n 28-20344, sustained substantial damage while…
- [Accident 19780813032619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780813032619A), Aug 13, 1978: Piper PA28140 (N6301W), Statenville, GA, Substantial damage. #3 Cyl exh valve.

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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