# Incident 19931031046559I: Piper PA23, Plato Center, IL, October 31, 1993

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 31, 1993, 09:30 local time
- Place: Plato Center, IL
- Airport: Olson Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Aerial Taxi, Other Helicopter
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.3461° N, 89.2865° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at OLSON (5IL1), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3461&lon=-89.2865&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3160P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3160P-1995-04-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23 (registry code 7102302, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 723 total, 140 in this make and model, 49 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931031046559I

## Narrative

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

NOSE GEAR STRUCK RAISED EDGE OF RUNWAY WHILE ATTEMPTING TO TURN AROUND. NOSE COLLAPSED.

## Other reports on N3160P (1)

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

- [Incident 19910306008659I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910306008659I), Mar 6, 1991: Piper PA23 (N3160P), San Antonio, TX. Rough engine. Took off and returned. Aborted on next try to takeoff. Taxied to maintenance.

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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