# Incident 20021005028359I: Piper PA32RT300T, Belzoni, MS, October 5, 2002

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 5, 2002, 09:00 local time
- Place: Belzoni, MS
- Airport: Belzoni Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.1452° N, 90.5153° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BELZONI MUNI (1M2), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1452&lon=-90.5153&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2078B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2078B) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,310 total, 48 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021005028359I

## Narrative

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

(-23) NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED ON LANDING. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

## Other reports on N2078B (3)

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

- [Accident 19900404007549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900404007549A), Apr 4, 1990: Piper PA32RT300T (N2078B), Jackson, MS, Substantial damage. Landed hard in crabbed position. Side load collapsed right main and nose gear. Failed to align with runway.
- [Incident 19840328022099I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840328022099I), Mar 28, 1984: Piper PA32RT300T (N2078B), Olathe, KS. Pilots employer in a hurry. Landed downwind from a VOR approach and overshot the runway into a muddy overrun.
- [Incident 19831123072749I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831123072749I), Nov 23, 1983: Piper PA32RT300T (N2078B), St Charles, MO, Minor damage. Struck a concrete pad while making a turn in a tie down area. Broke the nose gear down lock. Pn 3807802

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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