# Accident 19810405014139A: Piper PA28R180, Baxter Springs, KS, April 5, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 5, 1981, 13:15 local time
- Place: Baxter Springs, KS
- Airport: Swalley
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.0200° N, 94.7350° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Baxter Springs, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.0200&lon=-94.7350&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3857T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3857T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-180 (registry code 7102809, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R180
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 19 total, 19 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC81DCQ20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81DCQ20) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810405014139A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT ALLOWED AIRCRAFT TO RUN OFF RUNWAY ONTO SOFT GROUND DURING LANDING IN WINDY CONDITIONS.

## 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 MKC81DCQ20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81DCQ20), Apr 5, 1981: Piper PA-28R (N3857T), Baxter Springs, KS, substantial damage

## Other reports on N3857T (1)

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

- [Incident 19820522036049I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820522036049I), May 22, 1982: Piper PA28R180 (N3857T), Baxter Springs, KS, Minor damage. Had to manually extend gear and land in crosswind. Flustured low time pilot lost control on landing roll.

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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