# Incident 20200426010349I: Piper PA-28R-200, Bunkie, LA, April 26, 2020

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 26, 2020, 16:00 local time
- Place: Bunkie, LA
- Airport: Bunkie Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.9567° N, 92.2341° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BUNKIE MUNI (2R6), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.9567&lon=-92.2341&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7KL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7KL-2020-07-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28R-200
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200426010349I

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT PULLED THE AIRCRAFT OUT OF THE HANGAR, PERFORMED A PRE-FLIGHT INSPECTION AND HE THEN PREPARED TO START THE AIRCRAFT. AS SOON AS THE ENGINE STARTED AND THE TROTTLE WAS ADVANCED THE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE GROUND.

## Other reports on N7KL (1)

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

- [Incident 19960929034049I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960929034049I), Sep 29, 1996: Piper PA28R200 (N7KL), Richlands, VA, Minor damage. Narrative: N7KL departed Richlands, VA airport (6VE) on an instrument flight plan with akron, Ohio, as the destination and four (4) people onboard. IMC…

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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