# Accident 19820427012019A: Piper PA60601, New Castle, PA, April 27, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 27, 1982, 09:45 local time
- Place: New Castle, PA
- Airport: New Castle
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.9908° N, 80.3402° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9908&lon=-80.3402&mi=10
- Aircraft: N31EH (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA60601
- Reported engine: LYC IO540S1A5
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,421 total, 1,060 in this make and model, 64 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC82DA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82DA079) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820427012019A

## Narrative

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

HIGH SINK RATE ON STEEP BANKED APPROACH. WING HIT RUNWAY IN BANKED ATITUDE. SIDE LOAD AND IMPACT COLLAPSED GEAR.

## 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 NYC82DA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82DA079), Apr 27, 1982: Piper 601P (N31EH), New Castle, PA, 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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