# Accident 19810521028079A: Piper PA28R200, Shelter Island, NY, May 21, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 21, 1981, 20:45 local time
- Place: Shelter Island, NY
- Airport: Westmoreland
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.0557° N, 72.3605° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WESTMORELAND (49NY), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0557&lon=-72.3605&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6320C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6320C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-201 (registry code 7102816, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-201) (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: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 20 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC81FHJ08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FHJ08) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810521028079A

## Narrative

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

LANDED LONG. RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY. MISJUDGED UNLIGHTED RUNWAY THRESHOLD.

## 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 NYC81FHJ08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FHJ08), May 21, 1981: Piper PA-28R (N6320C), Shelter Island, NY, substantial damage

## Other reports on N6320C (4)

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

- [Incident 20001024038019I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001024038019I), Oct 24, 2000: Piper PA28R201 (N6320C), Syracuse, NY, Minor damage. (-23) On Tuesday, October 24, 2000 at 1732 local, a Piper arrow N6320C, owned by the Syracuse flying club and operated by CFI [privacy data omitted], reported…
- [Incident 19961006035489I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961006035489I), Oct 6, 1996: Piper PA28R200 (N6320C), Fulton, NY, Minor damage. Narrative: on October 6, 1996 at 1250 EDT, a Piper PA-28-R200, operated by albert j. columio crash landed at Fulton-Oswego County Airport (N00). The pilot was…
- [Incident 19950218004529I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950218004529I), Feb 18, 1995: Piper PA28R200 (N6320C), Syracuse, NY. Narrative: on February 18, 1995, a Piper PA28R owned by Syracuse flying club, inc., returned to the Syracuse airport after take-off when the pilot found that…
- [Incident 19891201062119I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891201062119I), Dec 1, 1989: Piper PA28R201 (N6320C), Syracuse, NY. Left gear unsafe light. Landed safely. Found a broken wire in left gear well. Replaced harness.

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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