# Incident 19980810032679I: Piper PA32RT300T, Cairo, IL, August 10, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 10, 1998
- Place: Cairo, IL
- Airport: Regional
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.0063° N, 89.1829° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cairo, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.0063&lon=-89.1829&mi=10
- Aircraft: N36390, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N36390) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32RT-300T (registry code 7103216, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32rt-300t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32RT300T
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980810032679I

## Narrative

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

ON AUGUST 10, 1998, AT APPROXIMATELY 2030 LOCAL TIME, N36390, A PA-32RT-300T, OWENED AND OPERATED BY MR. KEVIN E. ROBERTSON, OPERATED INA CARELESS MANNER BY LANDING THE AIRCRAFT ON A RUNWAY WHICH HAD BEEN CLOSED TO FACILITATE A RESURFACING OF THE PAVEMENT. AS A RESULT OF THIS ACTIVITY, THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING LEADING EDGE, THE INTEGRAL FUEL TANKS IN THE RIGHT WING, AND THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR WHICH DEFLATED. THIS DAMAGE, WHICH OCCURED DURING THE LANDING ROLL, WAS A RESULT OF THE AIRCRAFT STRIKING VARIOUS ITEMS OR THE RUNWAY WHICH HAD BEEN PLACED TO AID IN THE RESURFACING PROJECT.

## Other reports on N36390 (2)

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

- [Accident 19800104007309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800104007309A), Jan 4, 1980: Piper PA32RT300T (N36390), Hickory, NC, Substantial damage. Aircraft developed high sink rate on landing due to ice on aircraft. Impacted runway, collapsing landing gear.
- [Accident 19790509007839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790509007839A), May 9, 1979: Piper PA32RT300T (N36390), Westerville, OH, Substantial damage. Pilot said he thought he was holding brakes on takeoff and acft failed to attainflying speed. Aborted takeoff.

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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