# Incident 20200903010199I: Piper PA-32-300, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, September 3, 2020

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 3, 2020, 22:00 local time
- Place: Ft. Lauderdale, FL
- Airport: Fort Lauderdale Executive
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.1973° N, 80.1707° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FORT LAUDERDALE EXEC (FXE), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.1973&lon=-80.1707&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4075R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4075R) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-300 (registry code 7103212, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32-300
- Reported engine: LYCOMING TI0-540 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200903010199I

## Narrative

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

PIC  OPERATING THIS AIRCRAFT REG. N4075R, A PA32 WHILE REPOSITIONING THE AIRCRAFT UNDER POWER FROM FXE CUSTOMS ON TAXIWAY G HEADING WEST ON APPROACH TO C INTERSECTION TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN MISSED THE RIGHT TURN AND VEERED OFF TAXIWAY SURFACE INTO GRASS AREA COLLAPSING NOSE GEAR ASSEMBLY. THE AIRCRAFT PROPELLER IMPACTED TAXIWAY LIGHTED SIGN AND CONCREATE AREA, AND HIT GROUND LIGHT. DAMAGE IS EXTENDED TO PROPELLER, NOSE GEAR ASSEMBLY, UNDERNEATH FRONT FRAME BELOW FIREWALL AREA, AND LOWER  OUTER LEFT WING LEADING EDGE.

## Other reports on N4075R (2)

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

- [Accident 19920315009129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920315009129A), Mar 15, 1992: Piper PA32300 (N4075R), Austin, NV, Substantial damage. Plastic control wheel broke on go around. Lost control and crashed. Annual shows a d complied. Not verified.
- [Accident 19751204041839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751204041839A), Dec 4, 1975: Piper PA32300 (N4075R), Delta, CO, Substantial damage. Air taxi ck ride. Dmgd wg.

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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