# Incident 19880526029789I: Piper PA32R301, Farmingdale, NY, May 26, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 26, 1988, 11:05 local time
- Place: Farmingdale, NY
- Airport: Republic
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7293° N, 73.4134° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at REPUBLIC (FRG), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7293&lon=-73.4134&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8319N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8319N) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-301 (registry code 7103218, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-301) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32R301
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1G5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 850 total, 150 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880526029789I

## Narrative

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

STRUCK THE NOSE OF A PARKED AIRCRAFT WITH THE LEFT WING WHILE TAXIING FOR TAKEOFF.

## Other reports on N8319N (1)

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

- [Accident 20110702015939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110702015939A), Jul 2, 2011: Piper PA-32R-301 (N8319N), Louisville, KY, Substantial damage. Pilot states: while landing at Louisville, KY (lou) rnwy 24, he was high and that his rate of descent was above normal... 800 fpm. When the aircraft touched…

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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