# Accident 20101007047969A: Piper/Lance PA-32R-300, Richmond, IN, October 7, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 7, 2010, 20:10 local time
- Place: Richmond, IN
- Airport: Richmond Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7561° N, 84.8428° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7561&lon=-84.8428&mi=10
- Aircraft: N38205, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N38205) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-300 (registry code 7103213, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER/LANCE PA-32R-300
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 665 total, 30 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN11CA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA015) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20101007047969A

## Narrative

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

AT 2010 HOURS LOCAL TIME, THE PILOT MADE AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING ON RUNWAY 24 AT THE RICHMOND MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (RID), RICHMOND INDIANA. WHILE TAXING ON TAXIWAY B, A LANDING GEAR INDICATOR LIGHT STARTED TO FLICKER. THE PILOT THEN TOOK HIS EYES OFF THE TAXIWAY TO LOOK DOWN AT THE LIGHT WHEN HE VEERED OFF INTO A DRAINAGE DITCH TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE TAXIWAY B. NOTAM HUF 10035/10 LISTED TAXIWAY B AT RID AS BEING CLOSED ON 10/07/2010. RICHMOND MUNICIPAL AIRPORT AUTHORITY DID NOT BARRICADE OR BLOCK OFF TAXIWAY B TO PREVENT AIRCRAFT FROM TAXING DOWN TAXIWAY B. THE ACCIDENT CAUSED THE NOSE LANDING GEAR TO COLLAPSE, THE LOWER RIGHT ENGINE FIRE WALL BUCKLED, WITH DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT GEAR REAR SPAR AND RIGHT WING UPPER SURFACE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CEN11CA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA015), Oct 8, 2010: Piper PA-32R-300 (N38205), Richmond, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's diverted attention to a landing gear indicator light that led to a loss of directional control and subsequent impact with terrain while taxiing.

## Other reports on N38205 (1)

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

- [Accident 19811022071129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811022071129A), Oct 22, 1981: Piper PA32R300 (N38205), Princeton, NJ, Substantial damage. Struck deer on runway just after lift off. Aborted takeoff, ran off end of runway. Unseen hazard, dark night.

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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