# Incident 19820324014659I: Piper PA44180, New Smyrna Beac, FL, March 24, 1982

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 24, 1982, 19:45 local time
- Place: New Smyrna Beac, FL
- Airport: New Smyrna Beach
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Location: 29.0104° N, 81.1325° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at NEW SMYRNA BEACH (8FA4), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.0104&lon=-81.1325&mi=10
- Aircraft: N257ER (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA44180
- Reported engine: LYC IO360E1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,857 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA82IA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA82IA082) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820324014659I

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT MADE HARD LANDING, INSTRUCTOR FAILED TO CORRECT. FATIGUE CRACK FOUND IN TRUNNION BELOW WEB.

## 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 MIA82IA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA82IA082), Mar 24, 1982: Piper PA-44 (N257ER), Daytona Beach, FL, incident, minor 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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