# Accident 19820405008429A: Piper PA44180, Mcsherrytown, PA, April 5, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 5, 1982, 22:30 local time
- Place: Mcsherrytown, PA
- Airport: Hanover
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7926° N, 77.0247° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Hanover Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7926&lon=-77.0247&mi=10
- Aircraft: N36737, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N36737-2019-05-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-44-180 (registry code 7104402, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-44-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA44180
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,100 total, 40 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC82FGT11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82FGT11) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820405008429A

## Narrative

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

NIGHT LANDING WITHOUT LANDING LIGHTS DUE TO SNOWSHOWERS. RAN INTO UNLIGHTED OPEN DITCH THAT PROTRUDES INTO RUNWAY.

## 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 NYC82FGT11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82FGT11), Apr 5, 1982: Piper PA-44-180 (N36737), Mcsherrystown, PA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N36737 (2)

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

- [Incident 20110824018619I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110824018619I), Aug 24, 2011: Piper PA-44-180 (N36737), Arlington, TX, Minor damage. [privacy data omitted] Was receiving a commercial multiengine practical exam from [privacy data omitted]. [privacy data omitted] Set up to demonstrate a short…
- [Incident 20090710020339I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090710020339I), Jul 10, 2009: Piper PA44180 (N36737), Hillsboro, TX, Minor damage. Instructor and student were on instructional flight. Shut down one engine for training purposes. Engine would not restart. Density altitude was high so…

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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