# Incident 19810115024099I: Piper PA32300, Coatesville, PA, January 15, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 15, 1981, 13:10 local time
- Place: Coatesville, PA
- Airport: Chester
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 39.9852° N, 75.8190° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Coatesville, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9852&lon=-75.8190&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2147N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2147N) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-300 (registry code 7103212, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32300
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,997 total, 1,320 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC81IA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81IA019) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810115024099I

## Narrative

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

PILOT LINED UP TO ONE SIDE OF SNOW COVERED RUNWAY. DURING TOUCHDOWN TORE GEAR OFF ON SNOW BANK.

## 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 NYC81IA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81IA019), Jan 15, 1981: Piper PA-32 (N2147N), Coatesville, PA, incident, minor damage

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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