# Accident 19810731046439A: Piper PA28236, Oxford, MI, July 31, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 31, 1981, 11:30 local time
- Place: Oxford, MI
- Airport: Woodworth
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.8214° N, 83.2535° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Oxford, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8214&lon=-83.2535&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2139N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2139N-2008-11-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-236 (registry code 7102815, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-236) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28236
- Reported engine: LYC O540J3A5
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 542 total, 44 in this make and model, 53 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI81FEC38](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FEC38) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810731046439A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT GEAR SHEARED DURING LANDING AT CLOSED AIRPORT.  RUNWAY EDGE WAS HIGHER THAN CROSSING SOD 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 CHI81FEC38](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FEC38), Jul 31, 1981: Piper PA-28 (N2139N), Oxford, MI, substantial damage

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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