# Accident 19820429015169A: Piper PA28180, Estherville, IA, April 29, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 29, 1982, 09:35 local time
- Place: Estherville, IA
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.3897° N, 94.8302° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.3897&lon=-94.8302&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2134R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2134R) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (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 PA28180
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 136 total, 7 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC82DA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC82DA064) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820429015169A

## Narrative

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

BOUNCED HIGH ON HARD LANDING. CAME DOWN ON NOSE WHEEL. IMPACT COLLAPSED NOSE 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 MKC82DA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC82DA064), Apr 29, 1982: Piper PA-28-180 (N2134R), Estherville, IA, 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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