# Incident 19960518018599I: Piper PA34200T, Harrisburg, PA, May 18, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 18, 1996, 06:20 local time
- Place: Harrisburg, PA
- Airport: Capital City
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.2171° N, 76.8514° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CAPITAL CITY (CXY), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2171&lon=-76.8514&mi=10
- Aircraft: N32755, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N32755) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-34-200T (registry code 7103406, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-360 series (registry code 17019, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA34200T
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,200 total, 250 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/19960518018599I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON DEPARTURE FROM CXY, AS AIRCRAFT ROTATED, AIRCRAFT HIT 8 SEAGULLS ON RUNWAY. EXAMINATION OF AIRCRAFT REVEALED MINOR DAMAGE TO RIGHT NOSE SECTION OF AIRCRAFT. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.

## Other reports on N32755 (2)

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

- [Incident 19950306009569I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950306009569I), Mar 6, 1995: Piper PA34200T (N32755), Harrisburg, PA. Narrative: left engine lost power on climb out from runway 12 at Capital City Airport. The pilot then shut down the left engine. An approach and landing was…
- [Incident 19840827052039I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840827052039I), Aug 27, 1984: Piper PA34200T (N32755), Longmont, CO, Minor damage. Nose wheel collapsed as it touched down on the landing roll. Cause not determined.

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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