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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28R-180 · Hagerstown, MD · February 15, 1982

Date: February 15, 1982 · 11:44 local
Place: Hagerstown, MD
Airport: Washington Co
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N3893T
NTSB investigation: NTSBATL82FA054
Reported as: Piper PA28R180
Reported engine: Lycoming IO360C1C
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,561 total317 in this make and model4 in the last 90 days

N3893TRegistration cancelled Jul 21, 1984 · Piper PA-28R-180S/N 28R-30222 Airframe modelPiper PA-28R-180

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What happened

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

Swerved after landing. Wing tip dragged on snowbank, airplane rotated into snowbank collapsing gear. Erratic final.

As the FAA filed it

SWERVED AFTER LANDING. WING TIP DRAGGED ON SNOWBANK, AIRPLANE ROTATED INTO SNOWBANK COLLAPSING GEAR. ERRATIC FINAL.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB ATL82FA054Accident · Serious injuriesField investigationFinal reportHagerstown, MDThe pilot made an erratic visual approach after performing an ILS approach to within 2 miles of the runway. She varied her flight path from side to side and was corrected verbally by the more experienced co-pilot. The flare was started too high and the…Feb 15, 1982 · Substantial damage