# Accident 19820108002649A: Piper PA24250, Liberty, MO, January 8, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 8, 1982, 14:00 local time
- Place: Liberty, MO
- Airport: Mitchell
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.2413° N, 94.4194° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Liberty, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2413&lon=-94.4194&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7618P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7618P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24250
- Reported engine: LYC IO540*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,056 total, 471 in this make and model, 74 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC82DA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC82DA026) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820108002649A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING SHORT FIELD LANDING AND PILOT CLAIMS WIND CAUSED TURBULENCE WHICH CAUSED HARD LANDING.

## 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 MKC82DA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC82DA026), Jan 8, 1982: Piper PA-24-250 (N7618P), Liberty, MO, 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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