# Accident 19800502011469A: Piper PA28R200, Pittstown, NJ, May 2, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 2, 1980, 12:15 local time
- Place: Pittstown, NJ
- Airport: Sky Manor
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.5659° N, 74.9793° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SKY MANOR (N40), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5659&lon=-74.9793&mi=10
- Aircraft: N212BM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N212BM) (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 PA28R200
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 331 total, 15 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC80FHA12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FHA12) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800502011469A

## Narrative

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

FAILED TO CHECK HIGH SINK RATE ON FINAL. HIT RUNWAY ON RIGHT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSING SAME.

## 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 NYC80FHA12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FHA12), May 2, 1980: Piper PA-28 (N212BM), Pittstown, NJ, substantial damage

## Other reports on N212BM (1)

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

- [Accident 19780101000039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780101000039A), Jan 1, 1978: Piper PA28/ (N212BM), Mt Pocono,Pa, PA, Substantial damage. Hi sun angle and lack of contrast,l lndg gr struck large piece of frzen ice fm snow removal opn.

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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