# Accident 19810521027189A: Piper PA28RT201T, Santa Monica, CA, May 21, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 21, 1981, 12:30 local time
- Place: Santa Monica, CA
- Airport: Santa Monica
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.0158° N, 118.4513° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SANTA MONICA MUNI (SMO), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0158&lon=-118.4513&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2134N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2134N) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28RT-201T (registry code 7102817, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28rt-201t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-360 series (registry code 17019, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28RT201T
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 293 total, 65 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX81FUD03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FUD03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810521027189A

## Narrative

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

GUST OF WIND STRUCK AIRPLANE ON LEVEL-OFF FOR LANDING. WING AND NOSE GEAR STRUCK RUNWAY.

## 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 LAX81FUD03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FUD03), May 21, 1981: Piper PA-28R (N2134N), Santa Monica, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2134N (1)

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

- [Incident 19810718062059I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810718062059I), Jul 18, 1981: Piper PA28RT201T (N2134N), Santa Monica, CA, Minor damage. Nose gear collapsed on landing after test hop for repairs. Found defective bolt prevented nose gear lock.

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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