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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA38112 · Easton, PA · July 16, 1981

Date
July 16, 1981 · 11:30 local
Place
Easton, PA
Airport
Easton
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N2482A
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC81DHA18
Reported as
Piper PA38112
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
48 total38 in this make and model11 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Misjudgement and downdraft caused student pilot to strike hillside on approach end of runway.

As the FAA filed it

MISJUDGEMENT AND DOWNDRAFT CAUSED STUDENT PILOT TO STRIKE HILLSIDE ON APPROACH END OF RUNWAY.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.