# Incident 19910701052559I: Piper PA28R200, Union, SC, July 1, 1991

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 1, 1991, 14:05 local time
- Place: Union, SC
- Airport: Union Co/Shelton Field Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.7234° N, 81.6249° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Union, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7234&lon=-81.6249&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8651E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8651E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 89 total, 89 in this make and model, 27 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910701052559I

## Narrative

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

PILOT MADE A HARD LANDING AND THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED.

## Other reports on N8651E (1)

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

- [Incident 19910311032389I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910311032389I), Mar 11, 1991: Piper PA28R200 (N8651E), Columbia, SC. Lost engine oil pressure on takeoff. Returned. Found nonstandard oil quick drain valve installed. Changed 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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