# Accident 19801024059109A: Piper PA32R301, Scottsdale, AZ, October 24, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 24, 1980, 09:15 local time
- Place: Scottsdale, AZ
- Airport: Scottsdale
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.5092° N, 111.8990° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Scottsdale, AZ, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5092&lon=-111.8990&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8257A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8257A-2009-06-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-301 (registry code 7103207, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-301) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32R301
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1G5
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 715 total, 388 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX80FUJ07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FUJ07-127776) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801024059109A

## Narrative

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

PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING ROLLOUT ON LANDING.

## 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 LAX80FUJ07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FUJ07-127776), Oct 24, 1980: Piper PA-32 (N8257A), Scottsdale, AZ, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8257A (1)

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

- [Accident 19930227003959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930227003959A), Feb 27, 1993: Piper PA32301 (N8257A), Egegik, AK, Substantial damage. Unable flying speed taking off on inch slush. Did not abort but tried jump off with full flaps. Hit bushes at end.

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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