# Incident 19810504035269I: Piper PA28R200, Westminster, MD, May 4, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 4, 1981, 17:30 local time
- Place: Westminster, MD
- Airport: Westminster
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.5792° N, 77.0067° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Westminster, MD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5792&lon=-77.0067&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6862J, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6862J) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 306 total, 54 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810504035269I

## Narrative

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

HARD LANDING ON GRASS IN THRESHOLD OF TAXIWAY. STRUCK EDGE OF TAXIWAY WITH GEAR AND WING DAMAGE. RUNWAY CLOSED.

## Other reports on N6862J (1)

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

- [Incident 19830926066619I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830926066619I), Sep 26, 1983: Piper PA28R200 (N6862J), Baltimore, MD, Minor damage. Nose gear did not indicate down and locked. Landed without damage. Found downlock spring anchor broken.

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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