# Incident 20190901019109I: Piper PA-32R-301, Honesdale, PA, September 1, 2019

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 1, 2019, 11:16 local time
- Place: Honesdale, PA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5757° N, 75.2508° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Honesdale, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5757&lon=-75.2508&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8248D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8248D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-301 (registry code 7103218, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-301) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32R-301
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-540 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 200 total, 100 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190901019109I

## Narrative

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

PILOT REPORTED AIRCRAFT PULLED TO THE LEFT, AND PROPELLER STRUCK THE GROUND AS SOON AS NOSE WHEEL TOUCHED DOWN. AIRCRAFT ROLLED OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY AND NOSE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED WHEN IT ENCOUNTERED SOFT TERRAIN.

PILOT REPORTED THAT HE HAD POSITIVE INDICATION THAT GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED.

## Other reports on N8248D (2)

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

- [Accident 19870408013159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870408013159A), Apr 8, 1987: Piper PA32R301 (N8248D), Lake Providence, LA, Substantial damage. The aircraft hit the end of a culvert during landing. The pilot was aware of the ditch. Aircraft veered from center
- [Accident 19841125063289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841125063289A), Nov 25, 1984: Piper PA32R301 (N8248D), Cross City, FL, Substantial damage. Pilot lost directional control during landing and aircraft veered off runway. Pilot blamed brakes. No malfunction.

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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