# Accident 19820513015659A: Piper PA28140, Lawrence, MA, May 13, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 13, 1982, 19:30 local time
- Place: Lawrence, MA
- Airport: Lawrence
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.7170° N, 71.1235° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LAWRENCE MUNI (LWM), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7170&lon=-71.1235&mi=10
- Aircraft: N15878, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N15878-2014-09-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 24 total, 23 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC82DA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82DA092) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820513015659A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING LANDING AND SWERVED OFF 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 NYC82DA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82DA092), May 13, 1982: Piper PA-28-140 (N15878), North Andover, MA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N15878 (1)

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

- [Incident 19810329023129I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810329023129I), Mar 29, 1981: Piper PA28140 (N15878), North Andover, MA, Minor damage. Aircraft came in high with rapid descent during short field landing practice. Aircraft hit hard on nose gear.

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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