# Incident 20080821851789I: Piper PA34200, NV, August 21, 2008

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 21, 2008, 08:30 local time
- Place: NV
- Airport: Black Rock Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7604° N, 119.2095° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BLACK ROCK CITY (88NV), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7604&lon=-119.2095&mi=10
- Aircraft: N41863, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N41863-2009-08-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-34-200 (registry code 7103405, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA34200
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,990 total, 2,585 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080821851789I

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING TAXI ON A DIRT TAXI WAY, THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED.  DURING RECOVER, THE LEFT MAIN COLLAPSED.

## Other reports on N41863 (2)

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

- [Incident 19911101061319I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911101061319I), Nov 1, 1991: Piper PA34200 (N41863), Bedford, MA, Minor damage. Nose landing gear collapsed while taxiing for departure. Found play at down lock link assembly.
- [Incident 19780711043299I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780711043299I), Jul 11, 1978: Piper PA34200 (N41863), Englehard, NC, Minor damage. Pilot landed on a short, wet, grass strip with a light tail wind. Was unable to stop. Wiped out the gear.

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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