# Accident 19790612016919A: Piper PA28140, Erie, PA, June 12, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 12, 1979
- Place: Erie, PA
- Airport: Erie International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.0442° N, 79.8539° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Erie County Airport (3G1), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0442&lon=-79.8539&mi=10
- Aircraft: N43218, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N43218) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 66 total, 66 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC79FGM29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FGM29) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790612016919A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT ALLOWED AIRCRAFT TO COLLIDE WITH APPROACH LIGHTS DURING LANDING ON A SOLO CROSSCOUNTRY FLIGHT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC79FGM29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FGM29), Jun 12, 1979: Piper PA-28 (N43218), Erie, PA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N43218 (2)

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

- [Incident 19830926066629I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830926066629I), Sep 26, 1983: Piper PA28140 (N43218), Cleveland, OH, Minor damage. Student on first solo landed nose gear first and porpoised until the nose gear collapsed.
- [Incident 19791221048759I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791221048759I), Dec 21, 1979: Piper PA28140 (N43218), Cleveland, OH, Minor damage. Main gear separated on roll out, torque link bolt was missing.

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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