35.3234° N, 78.6735° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Erwin, NC, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
November 23, 1980 · 09:00 local
Place
Erwin, NC
Airport
Municipal
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
Pilot school (Part 141)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N2081K
Reported as
Piper PA34200T
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,000 total600 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Oil dripping from engine breather to brakes caused loss of directional control on landing.
As the FAA filed it
OIL DRIPPING FROM ENGINE BREATHER TO BRAKES CAUSED LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON LANDING.