# Incident 19970131001199I: Piper PA24, Quitman, TX, January 31, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 31, 1997, 22:15 local time
- Place: Quitman, TX
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.7940° N, 95.4455° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Quitman, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7940&lon=-95.4455&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7065P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7065P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24 (registry code 7102402, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1A
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 705 total, 519 in this make and model, 29 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970131001199I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: WHILE TAXIING AT NIGHT BOTH LANDING LIGHTS ACCIDENTALLY TURNED OFF. CONTINUED TO ALLOW AIRPLANE TO MOVE AS SEARCHED FOR LANDING LIGHT SWITCHES. DRIFTED OFF TAXIWAY, RIGHT MAIN GEAR FELL INTO DRAIN OPENING. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT.

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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