# Accident 19810420017399A: Piper PA28180, St Simons Islan, GA, April 20, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 20, 1981, 12:14 local time
- Place: St Simons Islan, GA
- Airport: Malcolm Mckinnon
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.1505° N, 81.3695° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Saint Simons Island, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.1505&lon=-81.3695&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7993W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7993W) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 135 total, 50 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL81DLA05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81DLA05) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810420017399A

## Narrative

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

BOUNCED & PORPOISED ON LANDING. BEGAN GO-AROUND THEN ABORTED DUE TO BENT GEAR AND PROP.

## 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 ATL81DLA05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81DLA05), Apr 20, 1981: Piper PA-28 (N7993W), Brunswick, GA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7993W (2)

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

- [Incident 20200925011999I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200925011999I), Sep 25, 2020: Piper PA-28-180 (N7993W), Conroe, TX, Minor damage. N7993W, a Piper PA28-180 with 02 persons on board landed runway 14 at Conroe-north houston regional airport (cxo). Upon touchdown, pilot unable to control…
- [Accident 19740917032369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740917032369A), Sep 17, 1974: Piper PA28180 (N7993W), Jacksonville, FL, Substantial damage. L ldg gr sepn. Missing torque link bolt or nut not recovered.

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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