# Incident 19800517052339I: Piper PA28161, Twin Falls, ID, May 17, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 17, 1980, 11:30 local time
- Place: Twin Falls, ID
- Airport: Co
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Sfl Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.5641° N, 114.4609° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Twin Falls, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5641&lon=-114.4609&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2115R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2115R-2007-08-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28161
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,550 total, 147 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800517052339I

## Narrative

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

RIGHT WING STRUCK APPROACH LIGHT AFTER DESCENDING TOO LOW. LANDED SAFELY ON RUNWAY.

## Other reports on N2115R (2)

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

- [Accident 20060722014649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060722014649A), Jul 22, 2006: Piper PA28161 (N2115R), Grass Valley, CA, Substantial damage. (-23) Aircraft lost power on takeoff at the Grass Valley airport and ran off the end of the runway. The aircraft received substantial damage and there were no…
- [Accident 19830514022189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830514022189A), May 14, 1983: Piper PA28161 (N2115R), Maxwell, CA, Substantial damage. Struck tall mustard grass landing on a private strip. Veered off runway and collpased the nose gear.

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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