# Accident 19810204018189A: Piper PA28*, Wilmington, PA, February 4, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 4, 1981, 16:20 local time
- Place: Wilmington, PA
- Airport: Greater Wilmingto
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.1033° N, 80.3197° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Township of Wilmington, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1033&lon=-80.3197&mi=10
- Aircraft: N98247, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N98247-2014-12-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,618 total, 170 in this make and model, 169 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC81FHD18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FHD18) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810204018189A

## Narrative

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

FAILED TO CORRECT HIGH SINK RATE. AIRPLANE STRUCK RUNWAY NOSE WHEEL FIRST. COLLAPSED NOSE GEAR.

## 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 NYC81FHD18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FHD18), Feb 4, 1981: Piper PA-28 (N98247), Wilmington, DE, substantial 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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