# Incident 19971018041949I: Piper PA28180, Saginaw, MI, October 18, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 18, 1997, 13:55 local time
- Place: Saginaw, MI
- Airport: Tri City International Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.4177° N, 83.9547° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Saginaw, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.4177&lon=-83.9547&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5224T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5224T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (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 PA28180
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 850 total, 800 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/19971018041949I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: PILOT STATED THAT ON 10-18-97 WHEN LANDING HIS PA28-180 AT SAGINAW INTERNATIONAL (MBS) HE LANDED ON THE NOSE WHEEL, DAMAGING THE FORK, TIRE AND PROP. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

## Other reports on N5224T (1)

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

- [Incident 19910806041839I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910806041839I), Aug 6, 1991: Piper PA28180 (N5224T), Bay City, MI, Minor damage. Lost directional control of aircraft on landing rollout. Veered of runway hitting a runway light.

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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