# Incident 20161009018219I: Piper PA-31-325, Little Rock, AR, October 9, 2016

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 9, 2016, 14:08 local time
- Place: Little Rock, AR
- Airport: Little Rock Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.7465° N, 92.2896° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Little Rock, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7465&lon=-92.2896&mi=10
- Aircraft: N445FM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N445FM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31-325 (registry code 7103105, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-325) (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-31-325
- Reported engine: LYCOMING TI0-540 SER
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 29,400 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 320 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20161009018219I

## Narrative

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

ON OCTOBER 9, 2016 AT 1408 CST, A PIPER NAVAJO PA-31-325, N445FM, REGISTERED TO NAVAJO PARTNERS LLC., HAD A TAIL-STRIKE DURING THE INITIAL CLIMB-OUT AFTER TAKEOFF FROM RUNWAY 4L THE LITTLE ROCK AIRPORT (KLIT).  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME, THERE WAS AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN FILED FOR THIS FLIGHT WITH THE DESTINATION BEING SAINT LOUIS DOWNTOWN AIRPORT (KCPS).  THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE AFT BOTTOM SECTION OF THE REAR FUSELAGE.  THE AIRCRAFT SUFFERED DAMAGE TO THE EXTERIOR SKIN OF THE AIRCRAFT AND UNKNOWN DAMAGE TO THE INTERNAL STRUCTURE OF THE AIRCRAFT TAIL.  THE CERTIFICATED PILOT AND THE THREE PASSENGERS WERE UNINJURED.

## Other reports on N445FM (2)

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

- [Incident 20260722008319I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260722008319I), Jul 22, 2026: Piper PA-31-325 (N445FM), Coeur D Alene, ID, Minor damage. Pilot failed to lower landing gear prior to landing and executed a gear up landing.
- [Incident 20121210026859I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20121210026859I), Dec 10, 2012: Piper PA-31-325 (N445FM), Jonesboro, AR, Minor damage. Description of incident: on December 10, 2012 at approximately 1705 CST, navajo N445FM flown by a private rated pilot with instrument rating failed to extend…

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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