# Incident 19811017090089I: Piper PA28140, Greenville, AL, October 17, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 17, 1981, 13:00 local time
- Place: Greenville, AL
- Airport: Greenville
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.8431° N, 86.6370° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Greenville, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.8431&lon=-86.6370&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9791W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9791W) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 27 total, 27 in this make and model, 27 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811017090089I

## Narrative

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

NOSE GEAR STRUT COLLAPSED ON LANDING. STUDENT PILOT PUT EXCESSIVE SIDE LOAD ON GEAR DURING LANDING.

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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