# Incident 20111204027349I: Piper PA-32RT-300T, Lovington, NM, December 4, 2011

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 4, 2011, 18:00 local time
- Place: Lovington, NM
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.9445° N, 103.3492° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lovington, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9445&lon=-103.3492&mi=10
- Aircraft: N30371, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N30371) (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 PA-32RT-300T
- Reported engine: LYCOMING TI0-540 SER
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 185 total, 185 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111204027349I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED FROM LOVINGTON, NM AIRPORT ON DECEMBER 4, 2011, FLEW FOR APPROXIMATELY 40 MILES, AND LANDED BACK AT LOVINGTON, NM AIRPORT THE SAME DAY.  ON APPROACH, THE PILOT'S LANDING GEAR LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE.  THE PILOT LANDED THE AIRCRAFT AND THE NOSE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED UPON TOUCHDOWN.  THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER BLADES, BOTTOM ENGINE COWLING, AND AIRCRAFT FUSALAGE IMMEDIATELY AFT OF BOTTOM ENGINE COWLING.

## Other reports on N30371 (4)

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

- [Incident 20150901014989I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150901014989I), Sep 1, 2015: Piper PA-32RT-300T (N30371), Hobbs, NM, Minor damage. On September 1, 2015 at 1306 CDT, a Piper PA-32-300T aircraft bearing registration number N30371 registered to the pilot, encountered a nose landing gear…
- [Incident 19911003050439I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911003050439I), Oct 3, 1991: Piper PA32RT300T (N30371), Tulsa, OK, Minor damage. Appears pilot retracted landing gear on takeoff roll.
- [Incident 19800502043819I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800502043819I), May 2, 1980: Piper PA32RT300 (N30371), Albuquerque, NM, Minor damage. Nosegear collapsed after touchdown. Found damaged downlock mechanism.
- [Incident 19800103013379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800103013379I), Jan 3, 1980: Piper PA32R300 (N30371), Albuquerque, NM. Aircraft drifted right on takeoff,striking snow bank. Nose gear downlock broken. Nose gear collapsed on landing.

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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