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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28R-200 · Robbinsville, NJ · August 7, 1981

Date
August 7, 1981 · 15:40 local
Place
Robbinsville, NJ
Airport
Trenton Robbinsvi
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N3978X
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC81DHD35
Reported as
Piper PA28R200
Reported engine
Lycoming IO360C1C
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
461 total153 in this make and model58 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Leveled off too high on landing bounced and came down on nose wheel. Impact collapsed nose wheel. Other damage.

As the FAA filed it

LEVELED OFF TOO HIGH ON LANDING BOUNCED AND CAME DOWN ON NOSE WHEEL. IMPACT COLLAPSED NOSE WHEEL. OTHER DAMAGE.

NTSB investigation

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