# Incident 19970223029299I: Piper PA28150, Bishop, TX, February 23, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 23, 1997, 14:47 local time
- Place: Bishop, TX
- Airport: Bishop Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.5853° N, 97.7974° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bishop, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.5853&lon=-97.7974&mi=10
- Aircraft: N18LV, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N18LV-2026-08-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-150 (registry code 7102804, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28150
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970223029299I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: HARD LANDING COLLAPSED NOSE GEAR.

## Other reports on N18LV (1)

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

- [Incident 19951106043729I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951106043729I), Nov 6, 1995: Piper PA28150 (N18LV), Austin, TX, Minor damage. Narrative: aircraft taxied through an unlighted parking area and into an unimproved area between the ramp and the taxiway causing damage to the prop and…

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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