# Incident 19810401020319I: Piper PA32260, Jefferson, WI, April 1, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 1, 1981, 09:00 local time
- Place: Jefferson, WI
- Airport: Dairyland
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.0040° N, 88.8085° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Jefferson, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0040&lon=-88.8085&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4875S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4875S-2019-09-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-260 (registry code 7103206, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32260
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 280 total, 120 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/19810401020319I

## Narrative

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

DURING CROSSWIND LANDING. HIT HARD ON LEFT GEAR AND SHEARED IT.

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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