# Incident 19880327018759I: Piper PA32R300, Madison, WI, March 27, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 27, 1988, 19:05 local time
- Place: Madison, WI
- Airport: Morey
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.0731° N, 89.4012° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Madison, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0731&lon=-89.4012&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4776F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4776F-2020-04-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-300 (registry code 7103213, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-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 PA32R300
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1A5
- People aboard: 6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 830 total, 130 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880327018759I

## Narrative

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

ON A NIGHT LANDING PILOT LANDED ON SOFT GROUND LEFT OF RUNWAY. NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED ON SOFT SOD. RUNWAY LIGHTS ON.

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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