# Incident 19950916035229I: Piper PA32300, Jacksonville, FL, September 16, 1995

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 16, 1995, 11:30 local time
- Place: Jacksonville, FL
- Airport: Craig Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.3322° N, 81.6557° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Jacksonville, FL, within about 15 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.3322&lon=-81.6557&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9000M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9000M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-300 (registry code 7103212, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540-K1A5 (registry code 41663, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-k1a5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32300
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 500 total, 65 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950916035229I

## Narrative

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

NOSE BAGGAGE DOOR OPENED IN PATTERN. AND TORE OFF OVER WOODED AREA. LANDED SAFELY.

## Other reports on N9000M (1)

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

- [Accident 19931107046159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931107046159A), Nov 7, 1993: Piper PA32300 (N9000M), Plymouth, FL, Substantial damage. Engine failed on climbout. Struck fence post on forced landing. Crankshaft had failed due fatigue.

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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