# Incident 19980621024319I: Piper PA28R200, Batavia, NY, June 21, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 21, 1998, 10:45 local time
- Place: Batavia, NY
- Airport: Genesee Co
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.0318° N, 78.1697° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GENESEE COUNTY (GVQ), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0318&lon=-78.1697&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4389X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4389X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,200 total, 650 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980621024319I

## Narrative

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

WHILE BEING GUIDED TO PARK, NOSE GEAR DROPPED INTO AN ACCESS COVER DEPRESSION. GEAR COLLAPSED AND PROP HIT COVER.

## Other reports on N4389X (3)

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

- [Accident 19920726027479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920726027479A), Jul 26, 1992: Piper PA28R200 (N4389X), Spenceport, NY, Substantial damage. High sink rate on final caused hard landing. Collapsed main landing gear.
- [Incident 19910413014629I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910413014629I), Apr 13, 1991: Piper PA28R200 (N4389X), Williamson, NY. Rough engine en route. Vectored to airport for landing. Ice crystals in air filter and cowl.
- [Incident 19900701034889I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900701034889I), Jul 1, 1990: Piper PA28R200 (N4389X), Rochester, NY. Fuel problem en route. Landed without incident. Fuel delivery system had a crack in it.

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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