# Incident 19810329023129I: Piper PA28140, North Andover, MA, March 29, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 29, 1981, 14:11 local time
- Place: North Andover, MA
- Airport: Lawrence
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.7170° N, 71.1235° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LAWRENCE MUNI (LWM), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7170&lon=-71.1235&mi=10
- Aircraft: N15878, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N15878-2014-09-10) (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 PA28140
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,500 total, 400 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810329023129I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT CAME IN HIGH WITH RAPID DESCENT DURING SHORT FIELD LANDING PRACTICE. AIRCRAFT HIT HARD ON NOSE GEAR.

## Other reports on N15878 (1)

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

- [Accident 19820513015659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820513015659A), May 13, 1982: Piper PA28140 (N15878), Lawrence, MA, Substantial damage. Student lost directional control during landing and swerved off runway.

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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