# Accident 19820501013539A: Piper PA18A, Timmonsville, SC, May 1, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 1, 1982, 18:30 local time
- Place: Timmonsville, SC
- Airport: Lockhart
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1297° N, 79.9391° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1297&lon=-79.9391&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3192Z (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18A
- Reported engine: LYC O320B2A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,145 total, 600 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL82DA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82DA118) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820501013539A

## Narrative

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

FAILED TO CLEAR ENGINE IN GLIDE. ENGINE LOADED UP. FAILED TO RESPOND ON FINAL. LANDED SHORT OF RUNWAY, NOSED OVER.

## 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 ATL82DA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82DA118), May 1, 1982: Piper PA-18A (N3192Z), Timmonsville, SC, 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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