# Accident 19800708025161A: Piper PA32R300, Fairbanks, AK, July 8, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 8, 1980, 11:00 local time
- Place: Fairbanks, AK
- Airport: Metro
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 64.8068° N, 147.7624° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at METRO FLD (MTF), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.8068&lon=-147.7624&mi=10
- Aircraft: N108NS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N108NS) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-300 (registry code 7103213, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-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 PA32R300
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,627 total, 48 in this make and model, 63 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC80FA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC80FA061) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800708025161A

## Narrative

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

OVERTOOK & STRUCK TRAINING AIRPLANE, N5031D, WHILE TURNING FINAL ON NON-STANDARD PATTERN.N5031D ON FINAL APPROACH.

## 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 ANC80FA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC80FA061), Jul 8, 1980: Piper PA-32R (N108NS), Fairbanks, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N108NS (3)

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

- [Incident 20011128031139I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011128031139I), Nov 28, 2001: Piper PA32R300 (N108NS), Fairbanks, AK, Minor damage. (-23) Top cowling bulged after climbout, after transition to cruise. Pilot returned to the airport, on extending landing gear, cowling failed on left side and…
- [Incident 19990715022299I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990715022299I), Jul 15, 1999: Piper PA32R300 (N108NS), Fairbanks, AK, Minor damage. (-23) The circuit breaker popped when the pilot selected gear up and did not allow the pilot to either retract or extend the gear. The lights were also…
- [Incident 19941206046019I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941206046019I), Dec 6, 1994: Piper PA32R300 (N108NS), Huslia, AK, Minor damage. Lost power on climb to cruise. Landed on frozen lake. Wheels broke thru ice. Indicates fuel contamination.

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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