# Incident 19811112087679I: Piper PA28161, Montgomery, AL, November 12, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 12, 1981, 19:00 local time
- Place: Montgomery, AL
- Airport: Dannelly
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.3668° N, 86.3000° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Montgomery, AL, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.3668&lon=-86.3000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8005P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8005P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28161
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 60 total, 10 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811112087679I

## Narrative

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

ON APPROACH AT ABOUT 1600 FEET FROM RUNWAY PILOT DESCENDED TO ABOUT 30 FEET, HIT POWER LINES AND WENT AROUND.

## Other reports on N8005P (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19890615051499I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890615051499I), Jun 15, 1989: Piper PA24250 (N8005P), Austin, TX, Minor damage. Gear collapsed on rollout. Gear showed down and locked. Gear transmission broke prior to mount plate.

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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