# Accident 19810828065569A: Piper PA28160, Leander, TX, August 28, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 28, 1981, 17:30 local time
- Place: Leander, TX
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.5788° N, 97.8531° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Leander, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.5788&lon=-97.8531&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5197W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5197W-1985-03-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28 (registry code 7102801, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28160
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 373 total, 21 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW81DRG60](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DRG60) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810828065569A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL AFTER APPLYING HAND BRAKE WHILE LANDING ON WET GRASS. RAN OFF RUNWAY INTO BRUSH.

## 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 FTW81DRG60](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DRG60), Aug 28, 1981: Piper PA-28 (N5197W), Leander, TX, 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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